National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Return to Seoul
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Return to Seoul). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 59m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2022). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Return to Seoul| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Return to Seoul | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 59m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Davy Chou |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Louis-Do de Lencquesaing, Oh Kwang-rok, Heo Jin, Kim Sun-young, Cha Mi-kyung |
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…
Return to Seoul
After an impulsive travel decision to visit friends, Freddie, 25, returns to South Korea for the first time, where she was born before being adopted and raised in France. Freddie suddenly finds herself embarking on an unexpected journey in a country she knows so little about, taking her life in new and unexpected directions.
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