If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart into Your Mouth and Smile vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4/10 for If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart into Your Mouth and Smile). If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart into Your Mouth and Smile is the shorter watch at 1h 27m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart into Your Mouth and Smile2025
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National Theatre Live: Antigone2012
| If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart into Your Mouth and Smile | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 4.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 27m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Marie Luise Lehner | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Siena Popović, Mariya Menner, Jessica Paar, Alessandro Scheibner, Alperen Köse | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
If You Are Afraid You Put Your Heart into Your Mouth and Smile
Anna, 12, lives with her deaf mother in a loving bond, yet under humble conditions, that are a source of social shame when she begins high school. Staying close to its heroines, this refreshing debut blends solidarity, feminism and tons of melodies.
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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