National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The War Zone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for The War Zone). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 38m. The War Zone is the older of the two (1999 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The War Zone| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The War Zone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1999 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Tim Roth |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Colin Farrell, Tilda Swinton, Ray Winstone, Kate Ashfield, Freddie Cunliffe |
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 War Zone
An alienated teenager, saddened that he has moved away from London, must find a way to deal with a dark family secret.
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