National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Room Taken
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Room Taken). Room Taken is the shorter watch at 18m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2023). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Room Taken| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Room Taken | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 18m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | Ireland |
| Director | Polly Findlay | TJ O'Grady-Peyton |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Brid Brennan, Amy Conroy, Helen Norton, Gabriel Adewusi, Walé Adebusuyi |
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…
Room Taken
When a man, new to Ireland, experiences homelessness and needs a place to sleep, he secretly takes up residence in the home of an elderly blind woman, which leads to them forming a unique bond.
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