Helena vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4/10 for Helena). Helena is the shorter watch at 1h 10m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
Helena
National Theatre Live: Antigone| Helena | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2026 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 10m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Omar Deroca | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Van Allen Ong, Jenn Rosa, Lea Bernabe, Aya Fortes, Marlon Marcia | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
Helena
Helena, the only hilot in a small town who secretly has affairs with her patients' husbands. After a pregnant patient dies upon discovering Helena's affair with her own husband, the enraged townsfolk turn against her.
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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