National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Souleymane's Story
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for Souleymane's Story). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Souleymane's Story| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Souleymane's Story | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Boris Lojkine |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Nina Meurisse, Abou Sangare, Alpha Oumar Sow, Emmanuel Yovanie, Younoussa Diallo |
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…
Souleymane's Story
As he pedals through the streets of Paris to deliver meals, Souleymane repeats his story. In two days, he has to go through his asylum application interview, the key to obtaining papers, but Souleymane is not ready.
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