National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Widow of Silence
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.2/10 for Widow of Silence). Widow of Silence is the shorter watch at 1h 25m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2018). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Widow of Silence| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Widow of Silence | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.2/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2018 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 25m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Praveen Morchhale |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Shilpi Marwaha |
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…
Widow of Silence
In a conflict ridden Kashmir, a Muslim half-widow finds herself, her 11 year old daughter and ill mother-in-law in a crisis when she attempts to get her missing husband's death certificate
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