National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Prayers for the Stolen
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.6/10 for Prayers for the Stolen). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 50m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2021). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Prayers for the Stolen| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Prayers for the Stolen | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 50m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Tatiana Huezo |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Mayra Batalla, Teresa Sánchez, Memo Villegas, Norma Pablo, Ana Cristina Ordóñez |
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…
Prayers for the Stolen
Ana and her two best friends, Maria and Paula, navigate life in their oppressive countryside village. Whilst their families struggle in the poppy fields harvesting opium, the girls try to grow alongside the creeping terror of their cartel oppressors.
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