National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Fourth Direction
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.7/10 for The Fourth Direction). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 55m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2016). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Fourth Direction| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Fourth Direction | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2016 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 55m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Gurvinder Singh |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Suvinder Vicky, Rajbir Kaur, Gurpreet Bhangu, Mandeep Ghai |
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 Fourth Direction
Fear and paranoia pervade life in rural Punjab of the ’80s, before and after Operation Blue Star, as separatists clash with security forces.
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