Synopsis
Melina Mercouri plays Maya, a jet-setting Greek actress who returns to her homeland to undertake the role of Medea. Searching for inspiration and clues as to how a mother could kill the children she loves, Maya discovers Brenda (Ellen Burstyn), a bible-spouting American woman serving time in an Athens prison for that very crime.
Facts
Setting
Greece
Filming location
Greece
Original language
German, English
Stills
Festival History
- Berlin International Film Festival 1984 generic
- Golden Globes (USA) 1979 generic
- Cannes Film Festival 1978 generic
- Los Angeles Film Critics Association Awards 1978 generic
