National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 41m. 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
Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 41m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Mahamat-Saleh Haroun |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Ériq Ebouaney, Maïmouna Miawama, Achouackh Abakar Souleymane, Brigitte Tchanégué, Saleh Sambo |
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…
Soumsoum, the Night of the Stars
Seventeen-year-old Kellou has been gifted with supernatural powers she does not understand. Her disquiet and uncertainty only change when she meets Aya. It is an encounter with destiny that forges a mystical world where the visible and invisible converge.
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