National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Once Upon a Time in Detroit
National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2017). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Once Upon a Time in Detroit| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Once Upon a Time in Detroit | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 32m | – |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Joe Blount |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Howie Bell, Richard Mason, Joe Blount |
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…
Once Upon a Time in Detroit
Defense Attorney Robert "Bobby" Johnson is on a hot streak. Having overcome his upbringing on the unforgiving streets of Detroit, Bobby is a winner. But every winner ruffles some feathers along the way, and Bobby isn't shy about sticking it to the District Attorney's office and the police. With a new love and his career taking off, nothing can stop him. That is until a family tragedy sends him down the dark, twisted path of a life of crime.
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