National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Rams
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Rams). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 33m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2015). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Rams| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Rams | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Grímur Hákonarson |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Sveinn Ólafur Gunnarsson, Sigurður Sigurjónsson, Theodór Júlíusson, Charlotte Bøving, Jón Benónýsson |
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…
Rams
In a secluded valley in Iceland, Gummi and Kiddi live side by side, tending to their sheep. Their ancestral sheep-stock is considered one of the country’s best and the two brothers are repeatedly awarded for their prized rams who carry an ancient lineage. Although they share the land and a way of life, Gummi and Kiddi have not spoken to each other in four decades. When a lethal disease suddenly infects Kiddi’s sheep, the entire valley comes…
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