National Theatre Live: Antigone vs On the Water Surface
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5.5/10 for On the Water Surface). On the Water Surface is the shorter watch at 1h 29m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2023). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
On the Water Surface| National Theatre Live: Antigone | On the Water Surface | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.5/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2023 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 29m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Zeynep Köprülü |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Cemre Ebüzziya, Nazan Kesal, Şencan Güleryüz, Yasemin Szawlowski, Aytek Şayan |
Synopsis
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…
On the Water Surface
Deniz returns to her hometown to attend her widowed mother's wedding. The anger, fear, and guilt she thought she'd left behind, resurface during the visit. As her mother leaves her the family house, a tragedy haunts her. She can't stop thinking about her father drowning at sea. Moreover, she feels her mother blames her and has abandoned her for it. She realizes she won't be able to move on like her mother unless she faces her problems head-on…
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