National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Forgiven
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.7/10 for The Forgiven). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 57m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2022). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Forgiven| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Forgiven | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2022 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 57m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | John Michael McDonagh |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Matt Smith, Jessica Chastain, Abbey Lee, Ralph Fiennes, Marie-Josée Croze |
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 Forgiven
Over a weekend in the High Atlas Mountains of Morocco, a random accident reverberates through the lives of both the local Muslims and Western visitors to a house party in a grand villa.
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