National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Nickels
National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 42m. 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
Nickels| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Nickels | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 42m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Spencer King |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Rob Riggle, Aaron Holliday, Elizabeth Tulloch, Rebecca Gayheart, Vinessa Shaw |
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…
Nickels
A successful entrepreneur and family man is involved in a bike accident involving his neighbor's son, triggering memories of his older brother's tragic death 30 years earlier.
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