Hercules Falling vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.2/10 for Hercules Falling). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Hercules Falling
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Hercules Falling | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 44m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Christian Bonke | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Dar Salim, Christine Gjerulff, Thomas Abrigo, Hector Banissi, Casper Fink | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Hercules Falling
Every war ends sooner or later, but it leaves scars on the hearts and minds of those who survive it. For Youssef, Afghanistan and Iraq linger. After an almost fatal incident at home, he enrols in a special facility to prepare for another battle: this time, to learn to control his anger. It's not going to be easy.
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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