National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Children Act
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for The Children Act). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2018). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Children Act| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Children Act | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Richard Eyre |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Eileen Walsh, Emma Thompson, Ben Chaplin, Stanley Tucci, Rosie Cavaliero |
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 Children Act
In the midst of a marital crisis, a High Court judge must decide if she should order a life-saving blood transfusion for a teen with cancer despite his family's refusal to accept medical treatment for religious reasons.
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