The plague struck Thebes in the tragedy by Sophocles here is unparalleled violence; as; merciless in the Colombia today. Edipo; a young promoter of peace; is appointed mayor of a town sunk in misery and violence. Their first mission is to discover and punish the murderers of Layo; a known potentate of the region. His research is, then, to all armed factions that exist in Colombia; guerrilla groups; paramilitary bands; armed drug organizations, common criminals, repressive state forces, that in the classical Greek tragedy; the foreboding dream of Layo fulfilled; resulting Oedipus the killer of his own father; Layo; his mother’s lover and father of her brother. |
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Ratings: | IMDB: 6.4/10 | |
Released: | August 23, 1996 | |
Runtime: | 100 min | |
Genres: | Drama | |
Companies: | Caracol Televisión Sogetel Canal+ Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía | |
Cast: | Francisco Rabal Ángela Molina Jorge Perugorría Jorge Martínez de Hoyos | |
Crew: | Gabriel García Márquez Orlando Senna Stella Malagon Sophocles Jorge Alí Triana | |
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