Assa vs National Theatre at Home: London Road

National Theatre at Home: London Road is the shorter watch at 2h compared with 2h 33m. Assa is the older of the two (1987 against 2026). Both are crime, drama, music movies, so they suit a similar mood.

Assa posterAssa1987 VS National Theatre at Home: London Road posterNational Theatre at Home: London Road2026
AssaNational Theatre at Home: London Road
Audience score★ 6.8/10★ 0.0/10
Year19872026
Length2h 33m2h
GenresCrime, Drama, Music, RomanceCrime, Drama, Music
Country–United Kingdom
DirectorSergey SolovyovRufus Norris
Main castAleksandr Bashirov, Sergei Bugayev, Tatyana Drubich, Stanislav Govorukhin, Alexandr DomogarovAnna Francolini, Hal Fowler, Nick Holder, Duncan Wisbey, Clare Burt

Synopsis

Assa

ASSA is set in Crimea during the winter in the mid eighties. A young musician (Bananan) falls for mobster's (Krymov) young mistress (Alika). The parallel story line involves an 18th century assassination plot.

National Theatre at Home: London Road

Autumn, 2006. The everyday life of the Suffolk town of Ipswich is shattered by the discovery of the bodies of five women. The occupant of No. 79 London Road is arrested, charged and finally convicted of the murders. Caught in the headlines and the invasion of their quiet road, the community grapples with what it means to be at the epicentre of the tragedy. Using their own words set to an innovative musical score, London Road is a moving story…

Where to watch

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