National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Weightless
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Weightless). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 33m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Weightless| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Weightless | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2026 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 33m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Emilie Thalund |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Joachim Fjelstrup, Joel Hesse Johansen, Jacob Spang Olsen, Jessica Dinnage, Marie Helweg Augustsen |
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…
Weightless
Fifteen-year-old Lea is spending her summer at a health camp tucked between the forest and the sea. Her new roommate, Sasha, is everything Lea wishes she could be: bold, magnetic, and unafraid to take up space in the world. While Sasha flirts with the local boys, Lea’s gaze is fixed on Rune, the camp’s charming instructor. When Rune reciprocates her attention, something awakens within Lea; an unfamiliar yet thrilling desire.
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