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Oedipus Mayor
Oedipus Mayor
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OEDIPUS MAYOR

Oedipo alcalde

Directed by Jorge Alí Triana
Colombia, Mexico, 1996
Drama

Synopsis

This violent, sultry update of Sophocles’ classic tale of patricide and incest was co-written by Nobel Prize-winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Set in modern-day Colombia, the drama revolves around a local mayor sent to a small town in the Andes to negotiate peace.

Synopsis

This violent, sultry update of Sophocles’ classic tale of patricide and incest was co-written by Nobel Prize-winner Gabriel Garcia Marquez. Set in modern-day Colombia, the drama revolves around a local mayor sent to a small town in the Andes to negotiate peace.