National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Sweet Mahogany
Sweet Mahogany is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2020). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Sweet Mahogany| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Sweet Mahogany | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Karlton T. Clay |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Ronza Bee, Jessica Lark, Kineh N'Goajia, Michael Mykkel, April Davis |
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…
Sweet Mahogany
Mahogany Andrews finds herself in what appears to be an unconventional relationship with Khalil Pearson and his wife, Cassie. While they are working through the complications of being a "trouple", they also have to endure the questions from their children and the judgments from outside forces which include family and friends while trying to maintain the family unity inside their own home.
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