National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Voice of Others
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for The Voice of Others). The Voice of Others is the shorter watch at 29m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2023). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Voice of Others| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Voice of Others | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 29m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Fatima Kaci |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Radostina Rogliano, Amira Chebli, Siham Eldawo, Mahamat Amine Benrachid, Hala Alsayasneh |
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 Voice of Others
Rim, a Tunisian woman, works in France as an interpreter for asylum-seekers. Every day, she translates the stories of exiled men and women whose voices question her own history.
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