National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Woodlawn
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for Woodlawn). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 3m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2015). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Woodlawn| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Woodlawn | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2015 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 3m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | United States of America |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Andrew Erwin, Jon Erwin |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Caleb Castille, Jon Voight, Rhoda Griffis, Kevin Sizemore, Sean Astin |
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…
Woodlawn
Love and unity in a school torn by racism and hate in the 1970s. A gifted high school football player must learn to embrace his talent and his faith as he battles racial tensions on and off the field.
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