National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Urgent
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Urgent). Urgent is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2018). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Urgent| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Urgent | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Mohcine Besri |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Younes Bouab, Said Bey, Fatima Zahra Bennacer, Ghalia Benzaouia, Hakim Noury |
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…
Urgent
Driss and Zahra leave their fisherman's village to take their six-year-old son, Ayoub, to the emergency room of the Casablanca's public hospital. There they meet Driss' brother, Houcine, with whom they have been in conflict for years. The doctor diagnoses a brain problem requiring immediate action. This is the starting point of a painful journey exhausting each one. Are they ready to do everything to save Ayoub's life?
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