In a Better World vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for In a Better World). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 58m. In a Better World is the older of the two (2010 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
In a Better World
National Theatre Live: Antigone| In a Better World | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.1/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 58m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Denmark | – |
| Director | Susanne Bier | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Kim Bodnia, Anette Støvelbæk, Elsebeth Steentoft, Ulrich Thomsen, Mikael Persbrandt | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
In a Better World
The lives of two Danish families cross each other, and an extraordinary but risky friendship comes into bud. But loneliness, frailty and sorrow lie in wait.
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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