National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Radio
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for Radio). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 49m. Radio is the older of the two (2003 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Radio| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Radio | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2003 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Michael Tollin |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Alfre Woodard, Ed Harris, Riley Smith, S. Epatha Merkerson, Cuba Gooding Jr. |
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…
Radio
In the racially divided town of Anderson, South Carolina in 1976, football coach Harold Jones spots a mentally disabled African-American young man nicknamed Radio near his practice field and is inspired to befriend him. Soon, Radio is Jones' loyal assistant, and he becomes a student at T.L. Hanna High School. But things start to sour when Coach Jones begins taking guff from parents and fans who feel that his devotion to Radio is getting in the…
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