National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Touchless
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 3.6/10 for Touchless). Touchless is the shorter watch at 1h 12m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2013). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Touchless| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Touchless | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 3.6/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2013 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 12m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Czech Republic |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Matěj Chlupáček |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Kryštof Hádek, Marian Roden, Hana Vagnerová, Ondřej Malý, Tereza Vítů |
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…
Touchless
Jolana (18) is an object of her step-father's desire. She is unable to cope, especially when her own mother turns a blind eye. Those events are heavily paid for when she finds herself working in a brothel. Her inability to cope raise a question: What is it she actually wants? Are her dreams of escaping really better than the reality she finds herself in?
Where to watch
Where to watch National Theatre Live: AntigoneWhere to watch Touchless
More like National Theatre Live: Antigone · More like Touchless · Compare other titles