National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Peaceful Warrior

National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Peaceful Warrior). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h . Peaceful Warrior is the older of the two (2006 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

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National Theatre Live: AntigonePeaceful Warrior
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 7.5/10
Year20122006
Length1h 32m2h
GenresDramaDrama
Country––
DirectorPolly FindlayVictor Salva
Main castAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie WhittakerPaul Wesley, Ashton Holmes, Amy Smart, Tim DeKay, Nick Nolte

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…

Peaceful Warrior

A chance encounter with a stranger changes the life of a college gymnast.

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