National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Pariah
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Pariah). Pariah is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 32m. Pariah is the older of the two (2011 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Pariah| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Pariah | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2011 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Dee Rees |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Jeremie Harris, Adepero Oduye, Charles Parnell, Zabryna Guevara, Pernell Walker |
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…
Pariah
A Brooklyn teenager juggles conflicting identities and risks friendship, heartbreak, and family in a desperate search for sexual expression.
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