Medea
Medea, a stranger on the run from her homeland, lives with her two young children on the fringes of a small American town, thanks to Jason, an old lover who owes her his life. Sam, a determined tenderfoot reporter, connects Jason to an unexplained murder case and stumbles upon Medea just as Jason abandons her for the daughter of a successful televangelist. Medea attempts to keep the reporter at bay while she plans a terrible revenge aligned with her mysterious origins. Based on Euripides' tragedy, the film blends the themes of Greek drama with the iconography of film noir.
- Runtime
- 1h 47m
- Released
- 2012
Details
Release year: 2012
Storyline
Medea, a stranger on the run from her homeland, lives with her two young children on the fringes of a small American town, thanks to Jason, an old lover who owes her his life. Sam, a determined tenderfoot reporter, connects Jason to an unexplained murder case and stumbles upon Medea just as Jason abandons her for the daughter of a successful televangelist. Medea attempts to keep the reporter at bay while she plans a terrible revenge aligned with her mysterious origins. Based on Euripides' tragedy, the film blends the themes of Greek drama with the iconography of film noir.
Top credits
- Cameron Comstock — Masked Mystery Man
- Rosemary Cook — Medea's Daughter
- Sean Cook — King
- Gus Crow — Medea's Son