A mother walks into a room with two children and a knife. Greek tragedy goes experimental.
Frans Zwartjes' adaptation of Euripides' tragedy, originally produced for stage by the actresses Josée Ruiter and Çanci Geraerdts.
Direction
Zwartjes' extreme close-ups invade your personal space.
Acting
Ruiter's silent screams will haunt your dreams.
Production
Shot in Zwartjes' actual house — the domestic becomes uncanny.
Director
Frans Zwartjes
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Zwartjes was a central figure in Dutch Structural Film; this was his rare foray into narrative, shot on a shoestring with his partner and their actual home.
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