

National Theatre Live: Nation
2010, English. Directed by Melly Still.
A parallel world, 1860. Two teenagers thrown together by a tsunami. One wears next to nothing, the other a long white dress. Neither speaks the others language, but somehow they must learn to survive and forge a new nation. One of the first five episodes also released on terrestrial TV on a 2009 BBC TV series titled "National Theatre Live".
- Runtime
- 2h 30m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- English
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- Released
- 30 January 2010
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Written by
- Terry Pratchett, Mark Ravenhill
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National Theatre Live: Nation runs 150 minutes (2h 30m).
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National Theatre Live: Nation isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 30 January 2010. (Checked 13 November 2026.)
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Who directed National Theatre Live: Nation?
National Theatre Live: Nation (2010) was directed by Melly Still and stars David Ajala, Gary Carr, Paul Chahidi.