National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Ricky
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 1/10 for Ricky). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 48m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Ricky| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Ricky | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 1.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 48m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Rashad Frett |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Andrene Ward-Hammond, Sheryl Lee Ralph, Titus Welliver, Stephan James, Donna Glaesener |
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…
Ricky
Newly released after being locked up in his teens, 30-year-old Ricky navigates the challenging realities of life post-incarceration, and the complexity of gaining independence for the first time as an adult.
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