National Theatre Live: Antigone vs Tears at the Edge of a Prayer Rug 2
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 5/10 for Tears at the Edge of a Prayer Rug 2). 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.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
Tears at the Edge of a Prayer Rug 2| National Theatre Live: Antigone | Tears at the Edge of a Prayer Rug 2 | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 5.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 45m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Key Mangunsong |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Ardhana Jovin, Muhammad Faqih Alaydrus, Titi Kamal, Daffa Wardhana, Citra Kirana |
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…
Tears at the Edge of a Prayer Rug 2
Baskara celebrated his ninth birthday with Aqilla, but on the other hand, he was also celebrating it with Yumna and his adoptive family in Solo. So, in the next story, will Baskara return to his biological mother, Aqilla? Or will he continue to grow up with his adoptive family in Solo?
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