Heatwave vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.2/10 for Heatwave). Heatwave is the shorter watch at 1h 31m compared with 1h 32m. Heatwave is the older of the two (1982 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Heatwave
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Heatwave | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 5.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 1982 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 31m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Australia | – |
| Director | Phillip Noyce | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Judy Davis, Peter Hehir, Chris Haywood, Bill Hunter, Gillian Jones | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Heatwave
During a Christmas heatwave, a community activist attempts to stop a redevelopment project that is displacing residents in the Kings Cross section of Sydney.
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…
Where to watch
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