Girlhood vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.4/10 for Girlhood). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 52m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2014). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Girlhood
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Girlhood | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 6.4/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 52m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Céline Sciamma | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Cyril Mendy, Assa Sylla, Rabah Nait Oufella, Karidja Touré, Lindsay Karamoh | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Girlhood
Oppressed by her family setting, dead-end school prospects and the boys law in the neighborhood, Marieme starts a new life after meeting a group of three free-spirited girls. She changes her name, her dress code, and quits school to be accepted in the gang, hoping that this will be a way to freedom.
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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