Edipo Alcalde
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Jorge Ali Triana
Jorge Perugorria
Angela Molina
Francisco Rabal
Jairo Camargo
Jorge Martinez Dehoyos
Film Details
Technical Specs
Synopsis
Set in strife-ridden, 20th-century Colombia, a modern-day interpretation of Sophocles' tragedies which includes: The Plague of Thebes, Oedipus and other aspects of the classical writer's works as it relates to this Latin American country's general state of violence--freedom fighting guerillas, drug cartels, paramilitary organizations, landowners and the government, and relentless civic unrest.
Director
Jorge Ali Triana
Cast
Jorge Perugorria
Angela Molina
Francisco Rabal
Jairo Camargo
Jorge Martinez Dehoyos
Miriam Colon
Crew
Jose Luis Aguilar
Blas Emilio Alehortua
Sigfrido Barjau
Ignacio Cobo
Fernando Degarcillan
Stella Malagon
Gabriel García Márquez
Fanny Mikey
Rodrigo Prieto
Jorge Sanchez
Orlando Senna
Tomas Dario Zapata
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Trivia
Miscellaneous Notes
Colombia's official entry for the 1996 Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
Released in United States February 27, 2007
Released in United States on DVD February 27, 2007
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (Directors Fortnight) May 9-20, 1996.
Shown at Portland International Film Festival Ffebrury 13 - March 2, 1997.
Shown at Sundance Film Festival (World Cinema) in Park City, Utah January 16-26, 1997.
Shown at Toronto International Film Festival September 5-14, 1996.
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Released in United States February 27, 2007
Released in United States on DVD February 27, 2007
