National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Hurricane
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for The Hurricane). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 26m. The Hurricane is the older of the two (1999 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Hurricane| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Hurricane | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 26m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Norman Jewison |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Clancy Brown, Liev Schreiber, Denzel Washington, Dan Hedaya, David Paymer |
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 Hurricane
The story of Rubin "Hurricane" Carter, a boxer wrongly imprisoned for murder, and the people who aided in his fight to prove his innocence.
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