National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Romería
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for Romería). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 52m. 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
Romería| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Romería | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Carla Simón |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | José Ángel Egido, Tristán Ulloa, Sara Casasnovas, Llúcia Garcia, Mitch |
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…
Romería
With her mother's diary in hand, Marina's search for official documents for university leads her to her biological family on the Atlantic coast. What starts as an administrative quest reveals long-buried family secrets.
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