Jōhatsu vs National Theatre Live: Antigone

Jōhatsu is the shorter watch at 1h 23m 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.

Jōhatsu posterJōhatsu2025 VS National Theatre Live: Antigone posterNational Theatre Live: Antigone2012
JōhatsuNational Theatre Live: Antigone
Audience score★ 0.0/10★ 10.0/10
Year20252012
Length1h 23m1h 32m
GenresDramaDrama
Country––
DirectorLina Lužytė, Nerijus MileriusPolly Findlay
Main castKarolis Kasperavičius, Mindaugas Papinigis, Žygimantė Elena Jakštaitė, Laurynas Jurgelis, Valentinas KrulikovskisAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker

Synopsis

Jōhatsu

Lina, a Vilnius morgue medic who becomes fascinated by the mysterious disappearance of a sailor named Vilkas. Her obsession leads her to eerie places and disturbing encounters. The clock is ticking as Lina searches for the missing man.

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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