National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Roma
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.6/10 for Roma). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 15m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2018). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Roma| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Roma | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.6/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Alfonso Cuarón |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Yalitza Aparicio, Marina de Tavira, Diego Cortina Autrey, Carlos Peralta, Marco Graf |
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…
Roma
In 1970s Mexico City, two domestic workers help a mother of four while her husband is away for an extended period of time.
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