National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Winter Brothers
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6/10 for Winter Brothers). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 40m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2017). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Winter Brothers| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Winter Brothers | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2017 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 40m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | Iceland |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Hlynur Pálmason |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Lars Mikkelsen, Vic Carmen Sonne, Anders Hove, Peter Plaugborg, Michael Brostrup |
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…
Winter Brothers
A brother odyssey set in a workers' environment during a cold winter. We follow two brothers - their routines, habits and rituals - and a violent feud that erupts between them and another family.
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