National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Tayuan 2

National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 4.9/10 for Tayuan 2). Tayuan 2 is the shorter watch at 1h 11m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2026). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.

National Theatre Live: Antigone posterNational Theatre Live: Antigone2012 VS Tayuan 2 posterTayuan 22026
National Theatre Live: AntigoneTayuan 2
Audience score★ 10.0/10★ 4.9/10
Year20122026
Length1h 32m1h 11m
GenresDramaDrama
Country––
DirectorPolly FindlayTopel Lee
Main castAnnabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie WhittakerChester Grecia, Twinkle Santiago, Ashley Lopez, Marco Mora, Dara Lima

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…

Tayuan 2

A charming bus conductor drawn to both men and women who feels an unexpected spark with a shy commuter. On crowded bus rides where bodies brush, desire grows and love becomes messy.

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