National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Firing Squad
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for The Firing Squad). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 33m. 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 Firing Squad| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Firing Squad | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Timothy A. Chey |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Cuba Gooding Jr., Eric Roberts, Kevin Sorbo, Justin Berti, James Barrington |
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 Firing Squad
Based on the true story of three Christian prisoners who face execution in a third world country and how their joy in Christ results in a stunning conclusion.
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