National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Pass and Goal
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4/10 for Pass and Goal). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Pass and Goal| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Pass and Goal | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | – |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Jil Wong Pak-Kei |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Chan Fai-Hung, Gigi Leung Wing-Kei, Tommy Chu Pak-Hong, Peter Chan Charm-Man, Rachel Leung |
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…
Pass and Goal
Once a high-flying financial advisor, Hay Man loses everything and moves from her Deep Water Bay mansion to her cousin's modest home in "Deep Water Bo". Hoping to restore her fortune, she agrees to coach a scrappy U12 football team led by her cousin Ying and neighbourhood children for a league organised by a clueless rich heir. What begins as reluctant duty soon transforms into true mentorship, as Hay Man helps the kids confront struggles and…
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