National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Wet Season
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.7/10 for The Wet Season). The Wet Season is the shorter watch at 17m compared with 1h 32m. The Wet Season is the older of the two (2002 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Wet Season| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Wet Season | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2002 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 17m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Martha Ferguson |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Elliot Page, Maury Chaykin |
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 Wet Season
Jocelyn works at her Uncle's 'Crying Booths' in the country, while crying is forbidden in the cities.
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