National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 7/10 for The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea). The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea is the shorter watch at 1h 17m compared with 1h 32m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2021). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 7.0/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2021 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 17m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Sara Ogawa |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Tateto Serizawa, Miyu Ogawa, Hanada Runa, Kinuo Yamada, Nayuta Fukuzaki |
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 Goldfish: Dreaming of the Sea
Hana, a high school girl raised in a foster home since her mother’s arrest ten years earlier, has grown into the home’s de facto oldest sister. When an 8-year-old girl arrives after suffering abuse at the hands of her mother, Hana takes her under her wing.
Where to watch
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