National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Mustang
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for The Mustang). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 36m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2019). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Mustang| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Mustang | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | France |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Josh Stewart, Bruce Dern, Gideon Adlon, Connie Britton, Noel Gugliemi |
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 Mustang
While participating in a rehabilitation program training wild mustangs, a convict at first struggles to connect with the horses and his fellow inmates, but he learns to confront his violent past as he soothes an especially feisty horse.
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