National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Boy and the Dog
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7.1/10 for The Boy and the Dog). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 2h 8m. 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
The Boy and the Dog| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Boy and the Dog | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.1/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2025 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 2h 8m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Takahisa Zeze |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Akira Emoto, Hitomi Miyauchi, Kiyohiko Shibukawa, Takumi Saitoh, Kentaro Ito |
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…
The Boy and the Dog
6 months after the earthquake disaster in Sendai City, Nakagaki Kazumasa is a young man who has lost his job. He encounters a dog named Tamon on its dog tag, who lost its owner in the earthquake disaster. Kazumasa decides to take Tamon in, and the dog becomes attached to him and his family, but Tamon always seems concerned about something in the south direction. One day, while Kazumasa is involved in a dangerous incident, Tamon disappears…
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