National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Pieta
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Pieta). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 44m. Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Pieta| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Pieta | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 44m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Kim Ki-duk |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Cho Min-soo, Kwon Yul, Heo Joon-seok, Woo Ki-hong, Jin Yong-uk |
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…
Pieta
A loan shark is forced to reconsider his violent lifestyle after the arrival of a mysterious woman claiming to be his long-lost mother.
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