National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Sócrates
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Sócrates). Sócrates is the shorter watch at 1h 11m compared with 1h 32m. 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
Sócrates| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Sócrates | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 11m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Alexandre Moratto |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Christian Malheiros, Mariana Nunes, Tales Ordakji, Rosane Paulo, Caio Martinez Pacheco |
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…
Sócrates
After his mother's sudden death, Socrates, a 15-year-old living on the margins of São Paulo's coast, must survive on his own while coming to terms with his grief.
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