National Theatre Live: Antigone vs X+Y
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.7/10 for X+Y). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 51m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2014). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
X+Y| National Theatre Live: Antigone | X+Y | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.7/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2014 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 51m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Morgan Matthews |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Eddie Marsan, Asa Butterfield, Rafe Spall, Orion Lee, Sally Hawkins |
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…
X+Y
A socially awkward teenage math prodigy finds new confidence and new friendships when he lands a spot on the British squad at the International Mathematics Olympiad.
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