Antigone

Streaming video - 2021

Writer-director Sophie Deraspe's incisive liberal adaptation of the Greek tragedy by Sophocles is the daring story of one young woman's commitment to her family, even if it means sacrificing herself. Newcomer Nahéma Ricci gives a stunning, luminous performance as Antigone, an Algerian-born teenager living in Montreal with her immigrant family. Her world is shaken when her oldest brother is wrongfully gunned down by police during the arrest of her other brother who, if convicted, faces deportation. She invents a fearless, dangerous plan to free him, but can it succeed? As Antigone's predicament intensifies and the consequences of her actions spiral out of control, the film deftly incorporates urgent and explosive contemporary... questions of immigration and belonging, social media and identity, and the power of idealism.

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Genres
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[United States] : Cinema Libre Studio 2021.
Language
French
Corporate Author
hoopla digital
Corporate Author
hoopla digital (-)
Other Authors
Sophie Deraspe (film director), Marc Daigle, 1947- (film producer), Nahéma Ricci (actor), Nour Belkhiria (-), Rawad El-Zein, Sophocles
Online Access
Instantly available on hoopla.
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Physical Description
1 online resource (1 video file (approximately 109 min.)) : sd., col
Format
Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Audience
Not rated.
Production Credits
Directed by Sophie Deraspe.
Access
AVAILABLE FOR USE ONLY BY IOWA CITY AND RESIDENTS OF THE CONTRACTING GOVERNMENTS OF JOHNSON COUNTY, UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS, HILLS, AND LONE TREE (IA).