National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Nawab Cafe
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Nawab Cafe). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 11m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Nawab Cafe| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Nawab Cafe | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 11m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Pramod Harsha |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Rajeev Kanakala, Shiva Kandukuri, Rajkumar Kasireddy, Teju Ashwini, Liam |
Synopsis
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…
Nawab Cafe
A family grapples with communication barriers as a father and son circle around conversations they desperately need but cannot bring themselves to have.
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