National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Pelé: Birth of a Legend
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for Pelé: Birth of a Legend). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 47m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2016). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Pelé: Birth of a Legend| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Pelé: Birth of a Legend | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 47m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Jeff Zimbalist, Michael Zimbalist |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Vincent D'Onofrio, Diego Boneta, Seth Michaels, Seu Jorge, Milton Gonçalves |
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…
Pelé: Birth of a Legend
The life story of Brazilian football legend, Pele.
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