National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Strangers
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4/10 for Strangers). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 58m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2022). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Strangers| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Strangers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 58m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Biodun Stephen |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Lateef Adedimeji, Bimbo Oshin, Bolaji Ogunmola, Chris Iheuwa, Nonso Odogwu |
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…
Strangers
In a story based on real events, a boy deals with disease and despair in a remote Nigerian village -- until an unexpected source of help changes his life.
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