National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Story of Racheltjie De Beer
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8.5/10 for The Story of Racheltjie De Beer). 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 Story of Racheltjie De Beer| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Story of Racheltjie De Beer | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2019 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 36m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Matthys Boshoff |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Marius Weyers, Johannes Jordaan, Sandra Prinsloo, Charlie Bouguenon, Stian Bam |
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 Story of Racheltjie De Beer
South African wilderness 1800's. Five years after their mother died, Rachel, a girl on the cusp of adolescence and 5-year-old Jamie find themselves on their way to the virgin gold fields with their father, Herman, as he tries to start a new life. When Jamie goes missing in a freak snow blizzard, Rachel braves the storm to look for her little brother.
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