National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Two Distant Strangers
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for Two Distant Strangers). Two Distant Strangers is the shorter watch at 32m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2020). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Two Distant Strangers| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Two Distant Strangers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2020 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Martin Desmond Roe, Travon Free |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Joey Bada$$, Trevor Morgan, Andrew Howard, Zaria, Mona Sishodia |
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 Distant Strangers
A man trying to get home to his dog becomes stuck in a time loop that forces him to relive a deadly run-in with a cop.
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