Where to Watch Oedipus Mayor (1996) in the US

What it's about

Set amidst the rebel wars (representing the Theban plagues) of contemporary Colombia, young Mayor Edipo must mediate a peace deal between conflicting guerrilla groups and the army. It is raining when he leaves. His journey is interrupted when he gets into a shoot-out on a lonely bridge. Returning fire, he somehow escapes. As soon as he gets to town he hears that a prominent leader Layo was brutally slain. No one knows who shot him. Meanwhile, a blind coffin-maker Tiresias wanders town making dire prophecies concerning Edipo's future. It is he who tells the mayor that Layo was murdered by a family member. Edipo's fate is sealed when he gets involved with the beautiful and much older Yocasta, a woman who last had sex thirty years before with her husband Layo. She got pregnant and bore a son - tragedy ensues.

Cast and crew

Director

Jorge Alí Triana

Writer

Gabriel García Márquez, Stella Malagon, Orlando Senna

Starring

Jorge Perugorría, Ángela Molina, Francisco Rabal

Details

Release date

Aug 23, 1996

Language

Spanish

Country

Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Cuba

Awards

1 win & 2 nominations

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