National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Rapture
The Rapture is the shorter watch at 1h 4m compared with 1h 32m. 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 Rapture| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Rapture | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 0.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 4m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Pharoah Powell |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Jasmine Adkins, Chuck Lounge, Monique Dismuke, Pharoah Powell, Stephanie Simpson |
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 Rapture
A journey into the lives of a seemingly perfect family reveals a complicated past where the music of life collides with family, the church, and being saved.
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