National Theatre Live: Antigone vs When the Light Breaks
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for When the Light Breaks). When the Light Breaks is the shorter watch at 1h 20m 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
When the Light Breaks| National Theatre Live: Antigone | When the Light Breaks | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 20m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Rúnar Rúnarsson |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Einar Haraldsson, Mikael Kaaber, Atli Óskar Fjalarsson, Þorsteinn Bachmann, Benedikt Erlingsson |
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…
When the Light Breaks
When the light breaks on a long summer's day in Iceland. From one sunset to another, Una, a young art student, encounters love, friendship, sorrow and beauty.
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