National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Hand of God
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.5/10 for The Hand of God). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 10m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2021). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Hand of God| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Hand of God | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 10m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Paolo Sorrentino |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Betti Pedrazzi, Alessandro Bressanello, Lino Musella, Toni Servillo, Luisa Ranieri |
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 Hand of God
In 1980s Naples, Italy, an awkward Italian teen struggling to find his place experiences heartbreak and liberation after he's inadvertently saved from a freak accident by football legend Diego Maradona.
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