National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Women's Ward
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Women's Ward). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 26m. Women's Ward is the older of the two (1990 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Women's Ward| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Women's Ward | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 1990 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 26m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | United Kingdom | Turkey |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Halit Refiğ |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Kadir İnanır, Hülya Koçyiğit, Perihan Savaş, Ayşegül Ünsal, Saime Bekbay |
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…
Women's Ward
Murat is a charismatic political prisoner in Malatya. He is well respected by both inmates and prison officers. There he meets two women: Tozey, a famous prostitute, and Hanim, a defenseless woman accused of murdering her husband.
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