National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Obsessed
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for Obsessed). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 12m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2014). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Obsessed| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Obsessed | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 12m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Kim Dae-woo |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Um Tae-goo, Bae Sung-woo, Park Hyuk-kwon, On Ju-wan, Jeon Hye-jin |
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…
Obsessed
A secret, passionate affair happens in the summer of 1969 between Colonel Jin Pyeong, trapped in a loveless marriage with Soo Jin, and Jong Ga Heun, the Chinese-Korean wife of Captain Kyung Woo Jin.
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