National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Where Souls Go
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 2.7/10 for Where Souls Go). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 1m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Where Souls Go| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Where Souls Go | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 2.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 1m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Canada |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Brigitte Poupart |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Sylvie Testud, Micheline Lanctôt, Monia Chokri, Sara Montpetit, Jean Marchand |
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…
Where Souls Go
Before resorting to assisted death, an 18-year-old girl summons her two sisters, who are still traumatized by the actions of their father, convicted of rape.
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