National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Gospel of the Beast
The Gospel of the Beast is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2023). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Gospel of the Beast| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Gospel of the Beast | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 25m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Sheron R. Dayoc |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Ronnie Lazaro, Jansen Magpusao, John Renz Javier, Kyle Fermindoza, Nathan J. Sotto |
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 Gospel of the Beast
A teenage boy who, while searching for his father and accidentally killing his best friend, gets his life turned upside down and learns the destructive realities about life, death, and beasthood.
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