National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Last Birds of Passage
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for The Last Birds of Passage). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 38m. 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 Last Birds of Passage| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Last Birds of Passage | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Turkey |
| Director | Polly Findlay | İffet Eren Danışman Boz |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Timur Ölkebaş, Sennur Nogaylar, Necmettin Çobanoğlu, Zeynep Elçin, Sercan Can |
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 Last Birds of Passage
A nomad family migrates with their camels and goats when summer and winter turn. Balanced between traditional and modern lifestyles, migration season comes. What do they see ahead?
Where to watch
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