National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Boxer
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.7/10 for The Boxer). The Boxer is the older of the two (2009 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Boxer| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Boxer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2009 |
| Length | 1h 32m | – |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Germany |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Thomas Jahn |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Josh Dallas, Stacy Keach, Kelly Adams, Henry Garrett, Leslie Malton |
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 Boxer
Ben is a tormented young man who escapes abuse, his life in crime streets to spend, with the result that he was in prison ends. If Ben is released, he comes back as a boxer, with the help of his mentor, Joe, a bokstrainer. Have a new found love named Natalie. But then he finds out that he more than just fighting for the title, he fights for his life, justice and honor
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