National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Red Flag
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Red Flag). Red Flag is the shorter watch at 46m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Red Flag| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Red Flag | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 46m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Henry King Quitain |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Ralmon Mendoza, Micaella Raz, Mhack Morales, Joana David, Sheena Cole |
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…
Red Flag
Despite warnings from friends and his reputation as a womanizer, heartbroken car sales agent Gina pursues a relationship with new colleague Red. Has he changed? Or are his sweet gestures and their hot nights together clouding her from seeing what he truly is – a red flag?
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