National Theatre Live: Antigone vs The Land of Morning Calm
National Theatre Live: Antigone has the higher audience score (10/10 against 6.8/10 for The Land of Morning Calm). National Theatre Live: Antigone is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 54m. National Theatre Live: Antigone is the older of the two (2012 against 2024). Both are drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
National Theatre Live: Antigone
The Land of Morning Calm| National Theatre Live: Antigone | The Land of Morning Calm | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 10.0/10 | ★ 6.8/10 |
| Year | 2012 | 2024 |
| Length | 1h 32m | 1h 54m |
| Genres | Drama | Drama |
| Country | – | – |
| Director | Polly Findlay | Park Ri-woong |
| Main cast | Annabel Scholey, Christopher Eccleston, Kobna Holdbrook-Smith, Alfred Enoch, Jodie Whittaker | Park Won-sang, Choi Hee-jin, Yoo Soon-woong, Joo In-young, Oh Man-seok |
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 Land of Morning Calm
Feeling stuck, young fisherman Yong-su sees no hope in his future - like a fish in a net. As a last resort, he plans an insurance scam by staging his disappearance, hoping to provide a better life for his Vietnamese wife and his ageing mother. At the centre of this scheme is his captain, Yeong-guk, who reluctantly reports Yong-su missing. However, when Yong-su’s mother refuses to connect her son’s disappearance with his death, the white lie…
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