As The Water Flows vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for As The Water Flows). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 59m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
As The Water Flows
National Theatre Live: Antigone| As The Water Flows | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 59m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | China | – |
| Director | Bian Zhuo | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Li Zhenping, Wang Juan, Li Hongmei, Liu Lei, Li Ke'er | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
As The Water Flows
The story of a widowed old man living by the Green Lake in Kunming, trying to heal the emotional trauma of three generations and rebuild family ties.
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…
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