National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Sheepdog
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Sheepdog). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 2m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Sheepdog| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Sheepdog | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Steven Grayhm |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Virginia Madsen, Matt Dallas, Dominic Fumusa, Rhys Olivia Cote, Tamara Hickey |
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…
Sheepdog
A decorated combat Veteran is court ordered into treatment when an ex-convict shows up on his doorstep and reveals that he must put himself back together again.
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