National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Hate

National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.8/10 for The Hate). The Hate is the shorter watch at 1h 23m compared with 1h 32m. The Hate is the older of the two (1984 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

National Theatre Live: Antigone posterNational Theatre Live: Antigone2012 VS The Hate posterThe Hate1984
National Theatre Live: AntigoneThe Hate
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 5.8/10
Year20121984
Length1h 32m1h 23m
GenresDramaDrama
Country–TR
DirectorPolly FindlayOsman F. Seden
Main castAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie WhittakerReha Yurdakul, Hülya Avşar, Fatma Girik, Bulut Aras, Metin Serezli

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 Hate

Fatma leads a rich life with her husband Metin. But when she learns that her husband is cheating on her, she divorces him. Their only daughter Hülya holds her mother responsible for the divorce. Hülya spends her days drinking and at drug parties.

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