Plot
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.
Written by
Gabriel García Márquez, Stella Malagon, Orlando Senna
Directed by
Jorge Alí Triana
Crew
Production Countries
Spain, Mexico, Colombia
Production Companies
Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Canal+, Sogetel, Caracol Televisión
Languages
Español
Awards
1 win & 2 nominations