National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Second Victims
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Second Victims). 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
Second Victims| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Second Victims | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Zinnini Elkington |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Jakob Højlev Jørgensen, Morten Hee Andersen, Trine Dyrholm, Anders Hove, Adam Ild Rohweder |
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…
Second Victims
During a hectic shift in the neurological department, skilled doctor Alexandra takes on extra responsibility. But a misjudgment ends in tragedy.
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