National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Once Were Warriors
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for Once Were Warriors). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 39m. Once Were Warriors is the older of the two (1994 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Once Were Warriors| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Once Were Warriors | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1994 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 39m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Lee Tamahori |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Temuera Morrison, Rena Owen, Cliff Curtis, Julian Arahanga, Mamaengaroa Kerr-Bell |
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 Were Warriors
A drama about a Maori family living in Auckland, New Zealand. Lee Tamahori tells the story of Beth Heke’s strong will to keep her family together during times of unemployment and abuse from her violent and alcoholic husband.
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