National Theatre Live: Antigone vs White Ant
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5/10 for White Ant). White Ant is the shorter watch at 15m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2023). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
White Ant| National Theatre Live: Antigone | White Ant | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 15m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Shalini Adnani |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Denzil Smith, Harish Kesariya, Sushannt Sapare, Pushpa Madam Singh Chauhan |
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…
White Ant
A man is summoned from Mumbai to his village to deal with a termite infestation threatening to destroy his childhood home.
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