National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Hill of Secrets
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for The Hill of Secrets). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 2m. 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 Hill of Secrets| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Hill of Secrets | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 2m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Lee Ji-eun |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Kang Gil-woo, Moon Seung-ah, Lee Dong-chan, Jang Sun, Jang Jae-hee |
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 Hill of Secrets
Myung-eun can't comprehend the word "family". She wishes to keep it a secret because she is so different from what she would like to be. When it comes to writing, on the other hand, she does not allow herself to be restricted by reality.
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