

Living in exile after the death of their father, the grown children of a murdered and usurped king converge to exact eye-for-an-eye revenge.
Acting
Irene Papas stares into your soul and never blinks.
Cinematography
Bleached stone ruins that look carved from grief itself.
Direction
Kakogiannis makes Greek tragedy feel dangerously intimate.

Director
Mihalis Kakogiannis
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Irene Papas was so committed she reportedly refused to wash her costume to maintain authentic grime.
This kicked off Kakogiannis's Greek tragedy trilogy, followed by Iphigenia and The Trojan Women—basically ancient Greek cinematic universe before Marvel made it cool.