National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Unwanted
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.5/10 for Unwanted). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 49m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2021). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Unwanted| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Unwanted | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 4.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 49m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Russia |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Elena Lanskikh |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Anastasiya Strukova, Olga Malakhova, Vladimir Shabelnikov, Tatyana Tikhmenyova, Vyacheslav Baranov |
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…
Unwanted
A 15-year old Vika has to grow up. Only yesterday she was just a teenager and now she’s a mom. Catching sidelong scowls of adults, being mocked by peers, unbearable responsibility – it seems like the entire world is against her and Vika is all by herself. More truly, she has a child now, she’s not all alone.
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