National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Beautiful Game
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for The Beautiful Game). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 5m. 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
The Beautiful Game| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Beautiful Game | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 5m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United Kingdom |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Thea Sharrock |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Cristina Rodlo, Tom Vaughan-Lawlor, Bill Nighy, Kit Young, Valeria Golino |
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…
The Beautiful Game
A group of advocates to end homelessness organize an annual tournament for homeless people to compete in a series of football matches known as The Homeless World Cup.
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