National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Will
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 8/10 for Will). Will is the shorter watch at 1h 13m compared with 1h 32m. Will is the older of the two (1981 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Will| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Will | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 8.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1981 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 13m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Jessie Maple |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Loretta Devine, Dorothi Fox, Jesse D. Goins, Obaka Adedunyo, Robert Dean |
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…
Will
A girls’ basketball coach battles a heroin addiction while mentoring a 12-year-old street kid adopted by Will and his wife.
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