National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Sri Chidambaram Garu
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for Sri Chidambaram Garu). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 10m. 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
Sri Chidambaram Garu| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Sri Chidambaram Garu | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Vinay Ratnam |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Kalpalatha, Tulasi, Shankar Rao, Vamsi Tummala, Naidu Moram |
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…
Sri Chidambaram Garu
An insecure bricklayer harbours dreams of leaving his village to escape judgement but soon falls for a local woman.
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