National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Wizard of the Kremlin
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.5/10 for The Wizard of the Kremlin). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 25m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Wizard of the Kremlin| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Wizard of the Kremlin | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 25m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Olivier Assayas |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Jeffrey Wright, Paul Dano, Jude Law, Will Keen, Tom Sturridge |
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 Wizard of the Kremlin
In the chaos of post-Soviet Russia, rising KGB officer Vladimir Putin joins forces with master manipulator Vadim Baranov to reshape life behind the Iron Curtain, using violence and deception to change the world forever. Putin and Baranov’s reign of chaos begins with lies and corruption, and quickly escalates to assassinations, tyranny, and eventually all-out war.
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