National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Tough Ones 2
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for The Tough Ones 2). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 52m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Tough Ones 2| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Tough Ones 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 52m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | Finland |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Aleksi Mäkelä |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Samuli Edelmann, Joel Hirvonen, Severi Saarinen, Ilkka Heiskanen, Linda Wiklund |
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 Tough Ones 2
Konsta has just been released from prison and has returned to his people in the countryside. Past grudges drive him back into the drug business, despite the efforts of those around him to keep him on the right track. In the end, Konsta is forced to confront his past in a surprising way and makes a decision that will determine the rest of his life.
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