National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Streets of Glória
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for Streets of Glória). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 49m. 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
Streets of Glória| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Streets of Glória | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | Brazil |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Felipe Sholl |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Daniel Rangel, Wilson Rabelo, Edmilson Barros, Alejandro Claveaux, Caio Macedo |
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…
Streets of Glória
Gabriel, a 24-year-old anthropologist from a wealthy family from the interior of the Northeast, is gay and in the closet. Following the death of his grandmother, he decides to go to Rio de Janeiro to study the lives of sex workers. Seduced by his object of study, Gabriel will become one of them.
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