Fossil vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Fossil). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 34m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Fossil
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Fossil | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2024 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 34m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Henning Beckhoff | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Ruth Reinecke, Godehard Giese, Sohel Altan Gol, Markus Hering, Victoria Schulz | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Fossil
Michael, an open-pit miner, refuses to accept the fact that coal is being phased out. He doesn’t want things to change. Working in an open-pit mine is more than just a job to him. He tries to convince his co-workers to join in his protest of the changes afoot, but by not being able to let go, he gets less and less support — even from his family.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
In the unstable aftermath of a civil war, Creon, the new King of Thebes, asserts his authority by forbidding anyone from honouring the death of the traitor Polyneices. But Antigone, Polyneices' sister, will not obey. When Creon's authority is challenged, a gripping conflict emerges between the power of an individual and the state. Polly Findlay's electric 2012 production brings Sophocles' tragedy into the modern world as a gripping political…
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