Oedipus Mayor
Oedipus Mayor
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Oedipus Mayor (1996)

13 (ES) | Colombia, Spain, Mexico, Cuba | Spanish | 100 min
Directed by: Jorge Alí Triana
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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, Edipo 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 ago with her husband Layo. She got pregnant and bore a son and tragedy ensues.

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Release Date

France
(Cannes Film Festival)
1996-05-10
Colombia
No data
1996-08-23
Canada
(Toronto International Film Festival)
1996-09-06
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Also Known As (A.K.A.)

Oedipus Mayor
(Original title)
Oedipus Mayor
Australia
Oedipus Mayor
Canada (English title)
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Parent Guide

Sex & Nudity
Moderate