National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Xx: Where Your Heart Should Be
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.4/10 for Xx: Where Your Heart Should Be). Xx: Where Your Heart Should Be is the shorter watch at 1h compared with 1h 32m. Xx: Where Your Heart Should Be is the older of the two (2007 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Xx: Where Your Heart Should Be| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Xx: Where Your Heart Should Be | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.4/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Todd Verow |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Philly Abe, Michael Burke, William Burl, Brian Camp, Mike Diaz |
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…
Xx: Where Your Heart Should Be
Todd Verow's experimental narrative feature heralding the end time. Split up into 20 short films, the film explores the fear and longing of several characters as they wait for some unspecified apocalyptic event. Some try to escape physically, emotionally or sexually while others welcome the end with open arms. A woman (PHILLY) is busy dragging her own corpse, trying to find a resting place for it, when she encounters an old lover (MICHAEL…
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