National Theatre Live: Antigone vs XXY
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.9/10 for XXY). XXY is the shorter watch at 1h 26m compared with 1h 32m. XXY is the older of the two (2007 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
XXY| National Theatre Live: Antigone | XXY | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.9/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2007 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 26m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Lucía Puenzo |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Ricardo Darín, César Troncoso, Inés Efrón, Martín Piroyansky, Valeria Bertuccelli |
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…
XXY
Alex, an intersexed 15-year-old, is living as a girl, but she and her family begin to wonder whether she's emotionally a boy when another teenager's sexual advances bring the issue to a head. As Alex faces a final decision regarding her gender, she meets both hostility and compassion.
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