National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Child
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for The Child). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 35m. The Child is the older of the two (2005 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Child| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Child | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2005 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Olivier Gourmet, Jérémie Renier, Déborah François, Jérémie Segard, Stéphane Bissot |
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 Child
Bruno and Sonia, a young couple living off her benefit and the thefts committed by his gang, have a new source of money: their newborn son. The carefree Bruno, who until then had only cared about the here and now, must now learn to become a father.
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