National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Under the Stars in the Sky
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Under the Stars in the Sky). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h . National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Under the Stars in the Sky| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Under the Stars in the Sky | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Kasper Gaardsøe |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Caspar Phillipson, Neel Rønholt, Thomas Voss, Anders Juul, Vicki Berlin |
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…
Under the Stars in the Sky
The undisputed king of Danish Eurovision, Tommy Seebach, is suddenly left out in the cold. Struggling to compose one last song he finds inspiration in his family, but is torn by ambition as the song offers him a final shot at greatness.
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