National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air
2025, English. Directed by Conor McPherson.
How much of living is really just forgetting?
The family home is more than merely a building. It can be a destination of pilgrimage, an inherited investment, a repository of memory or even magic. And, for brother and sister Stephen and Billie, home is all they have. Mucking along in their decaying farmhouse, they're doing just fine. That is, until the arrival of an ex-clergyman uncle with an unscrupulous plan, a sister-in-law seeking a miracle, and a prodigal brother hell-bent on trouble.
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- 2h 11m
- Post-credits
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- English
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- 14 October 2025
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- Conor McPherson
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National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air runs 131 minutes (2h 11m).
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National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 14 October 2025. (Checked 14 November 2026.)
What movies are like National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air?
If you liked National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air, try On Becoming a Guinea Fowl, The Adults, Landline.
Who directed National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air?
National Theatre Live: The Brightening Air (2025) was directed by Conor McPherson and stars Brian Gleeson, Rosie Sheehy, Hannah Morrish.