National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Nephew
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for The Nephew). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. The Nephew is the older of the two (1998 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Nephew| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Nephew | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1998 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Eugene Brady |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Hill Harper, Pierce Brosnan, Sinéad Cusack, Niall Tóibín, Sean Fox |
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 Nephew
Twenty years ago, Tony Egan's sister went to America. Nobody ever heard of her again. But now, the message of her death arrives in her town of birth. Only days later, her only son Chad arrives, too. Obviously, his mother took a black husband. Soon, Chad falls for Aislin, who has a bit of a crush on him too. But there is an old conflict going on between her father and Chad's uncle. This conflict resurfaces and begins to draw circles, wider and…
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