I Wish vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.3/10 for I Wish). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 7m. I Wish is the older of the two (2011 against 2012). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
I Wish
National Theatre Live: Antigone| I Wish | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.3/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2011 | 2012 |
| Length | 2h 7m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | Japan | – |
| Director | Hirokazu Kore-eda | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Hiroshi Abe, Masami Nagasawa, Yui Natsukawa, Joe Odagiri, Kirin Kiki | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
I Wish
Twelve-year-old Koichi, who has been separated from his brother Ryunosuke due to his parents' divorce, hears a rumor that the new bullet trains will precipitate a wish-granting miracle when they pass each other at top speed.
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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