National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Sujo
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for Sujo). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 7m. 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
Sujo| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Sujo | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 7m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Astrid Rondero, Fernanda Valadez |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Juan Jesús Varela, Yadira Pérez, Sandra Lorenzano, Alexis Varela, Jhon Jairo Hernández |
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…
Sujo
When a hitman is murdered, he leaves behind Sujo, his beloved 4-year-old son. The shadow of violence stalks Sujo at every stage of his life. As he grows into a man, Sujo will discover that fulfilling his father's destiny seems inevitable.
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