National Theatre Live: Antigone vs North Country
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for North Country). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 6m. North Country is the older of the two (2005 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
North Country| National Theatre Live: Antigone | North Country | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 6m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Niki Caro |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Jeremy Renner, Corey Stoll, Richard Jenkins, Michelle Monaghan, Linda Emond |
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…
North Country
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States — Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
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