National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Wadjda
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.2/10 for Wadjda). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 38m. Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Wadjda| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Wadjda | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 38m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Haifaa al-Mansour |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Reem Abdullah, Waad Mohammed, Abdullrahman Algohani, Ahd Kamel, Sultan Al Assaf |
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…
Wadjda
An enterprising Saudi girl signs on for her school's Quran recitation competition as a way to raise the remaining funds she needs in order to buy the green bicycle that has captured her interest.
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