National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Worlds Apart
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.3/10 for Worlds Apart). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 56m. Worlds Apart is the older of the two (2008 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Worlds Apart| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Worlds Apart | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.3/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2008 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 56m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Niels Arden Oplev |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Sarah Boberg, Anders W. Berthelsen, Jens Jørn Spottag, Pilou Asbæk, Helene Reingaard Neumann |
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…
Worlds Apart
17-year-old Sara leads a sheltered existence with her family, members of Jehovah’s Witnesses, when she meets the outsider Teis and falls in love. Sara, herself a believer, now faces an important turning point in her life as she is forced to choose between religion and love.
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