Greek tragedy meets disability theater in a dressing room that becomes destiny itself.
In today's Larzac, the life of Oedipus, king of Thebes, before, during and after the tragic episodes of his life. In the dressing rooms of a theater, the Greek chorus and its leader are preparing to go on stage. A film performed by actors with disabilities.
Acting
Disabled performers reclaim canonical tragedy with devastating authenticity.
Direction
Meta-theatrical staging blurs spectator, actor, and myth.
Production
Intimate Larzac setting becomes ancient Thebes through sheer will.
Director
Tito Gonzalez Garcia
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Part of a wave of disability-led reimaginings of classical theater, challenging who 'owns' canonical tragedy.
Vincent Perez's involvement helped festival visibility, but the film's power rests with its non-professional disabled ensemble.
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