National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Unruly
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.6/10 for Unruly). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 15m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2023). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Unruly| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Unruly | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.6/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 15m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Malou Reymann |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Danica Ćurčić, Lene Maria Christensen, Line Falcon, Jessica Dinnage, Emilie Kroyer Koppel |
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…
Unruly
The year is 1933, and society has certain expectations of how young women should behave. 17-year-old Maren is wild and unruly and is in turn sent to the women's institution at Sprogø to become more compliant. The stay at Sprogø has the opposite effect on Maren, and she ignites a spark in Sørine, who after six years at the institution has become accustomed to the norms of the time and the expectations of the institution. Slowly the two begin to…
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