National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Days Ahead
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.1/10 for The Days Ahead). The Days Ahead is the shorter watch at 1h 15m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Days Ahead| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Days Ahead | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 15m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Terry Winnan |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Joe Warriner, Cy Ebert, Craig Rogers, Rachel Hassett, Alec Hopkins |
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 Days Ahead
The Days Ahead is a present day nuclear attack drama anthology presenting three distinct stories showing how characters with varying degrees of preparedness cope with an attack on the United Kingdom.
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