National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Sønnike
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.8/10 for Sønnike). 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
Sønnike| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Sønnike | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | – |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Jesper Quistgaard |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Sarah Boberg, Bertram Bisgaard Enevoldsen, Claus Riis Østergaard, Ari Alexander, Iben Dorner |
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…
Sønnike
29 year old Lasse has almost broken the connection with his family. After a tragic accident he is suddenly left with the responsibility for his much younger brother, Vincent.
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