Edipo alcalde
Edipo alcalde
“ Gabriel Garcia Marquez's Steamy Adaptation of OEDIPUS REX ”
CINEMA1996-08-23
DIGITAL2001-06-10
RegionCO / MX
Runtime100 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Oedipus is relocated to modern Latin America, where political violence replaces the ancient polis without changing the tragedy of a man investigating his own ruin.”
Storyline
Edipo, is appointed mayor of a town plunged in misery and violence. His first mission is to discover and punish the murderers of Layo, a well-known potentate of the region. His investigation is directed towards all the armed factions that exist in Colombia.
DIRECTOR / Director
Jorge Alí Triana
KEYWORDS
based on novel or bookwar on drugsbased on mythslegends or folkloretown mayorgreek tragedycolombiacannes official selection
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Gods decree fate, heroes embark on quests, and mortals face the long road home.
Oedipus is relocated to modern Latin America, where political violence replaces the ancient polis without changing the tragedy of a man investigating his own ruin.
