It is an adaptation of the Greek tragedy Medea from Euripides, a version where the Gods willing and intervations are absent. Medea is the tragic character that after helping Jason in the Voyage of the Argonauts (myth says that she has even sacrificed her own brother for Jason's success), she gets from him only betrayal, as he arranges to marry the King's of Corinth daughter. The king decides to exile Medea, as she is a danger for his daughter happiness, but Medea asks from him just a day… before she goes outside the borders. That day Medea gets her revenge.
Stars: Udo Kier, Kirsten Olesen, Henning Jensen, Solbjørg Højfeldt, Preben Lerdorff Rye, Baard Owe
Crew: Lars von Trier (Director), Euripides (Theatre Play), Carl Theodor Dreyer (Screenplay), Lars von Trier (Adaptation), Preben Thomsen (Adaptation), Sejr Brockmann (Director of Photography)
Country: Denmark
Language: Dansk
Studio: DR
Runtime: 76 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Aug 08, 1989
IMDb: 4.5
Keywords:mythology
