National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Soul on Fire
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Soul on Fire). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 51m. 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
Soul on Fire| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Soul on Fire | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Sean McNamara |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | William H. Macy, John Corbett, Joel Courtney, Stephanie Szostak, DeVon Franklin |
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…
Soul on Fire
After a horrific accident leaves his body scarred, a young boy strives to live and show everyone what is possible with the help of his family, his faith, his community, his longtime idol's kindness, and the entire city of St. Louis.
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