It Comes in Waves vs National Theatre Live: Antigone
National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 45m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2025). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
It Comes in Waves
National Theatre Live: Antigone| It Comes in Waves | National Theatre Live: Antigone | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 0.0/10 | ★ 10.0/10 |
| Year | 2025 | 2012 |
| Length | 1h 45m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Fitch Jean | Polly Findlay |
| Main cast | Emmanuel Kabongo, Marium Carvell, Oluniké Adeliyi, Franckie Francois, Ryan Rosery | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker |
Synopsis
It Comes in Waves
The film centres on a family from Rwanda, who are reestablishing their lives after moving to Ottawa, Ontario as refugees, with Akai being forced to step up and take care of his younger sister Zera after their mother's health takes an unexpected decline.
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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