Mommy vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.2/10 for Mommy). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 18m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2014). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
| Mommy | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 8.2/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2014 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 18m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Canada | United Kingdom |
| Director | Xavier Dolan | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Patrick Huard, Suzanne Clément, Isabelle Nélisse, Natalie Hamel-Roy, Anne Dorval | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Mommy
A peculiar neighbor offers hope to a recent widow who is struggling to raise a teenager who is unpredictable and, sometimes, violent.
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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