National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Two Days, One Night
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Two Days, One Night). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 35m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2014). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Two Days, One Night| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Two Days, One Night | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 35m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Belgium |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Jean-Pierre Dardenne, Luc Dardenne |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Marion Cotillard, Catherine Salée, Fabrizio Rongione, Baptiste Sornin, Myriem Akheddiou |
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…
Two Days, One Night
Sandra is a young woman who has only one weekend to convince her colleagues they must give up their bonuses in order for her to keep her job — not an easy task in this economy.
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