National Theatre Live: Antigone vs We Were Dangerous
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.4/10 for We Were Dangerous). We Were Dangerous is the shorter watch at 1h 22m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
We Were Dangerous| National Theatre Live: Antigone | We Were Dangerous | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 22m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Josephine Stewart-Te Whiu |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Nathalie Morris, Aaron Jackson, Rima Te Wiata, Erana James, Manaia Hall |
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…
We Were Dangerous
Nellie, Daisy and Lou attend an institution for delinquent girls on an isolated island in 1954. The trio rail against the system, finding strength in their friendship but this is challenged when the school's matron divides them.
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