Curse of Medea

Curse of Medea

44 mins | Feb. 7, 2014

On January 27, 2010, Okpako visited the (East) German author Christa Wolf to discuss a film project based on Wolf's novel Medea: A Modern Retelling. Over tea, with the sound of planes landing at nearby Schönefeld airport, they talk about how she came to tell the story of Medea the immigrant, treated with suspicion in her host country, and are joined by the voices of Medea, Jason, Agameda, Glaucke and the passing of the East German era. This film premiered at the Berlinale in 2014.

Curse of Medea

44 mins | Feb. 7, 2014

Curse of Medea
On January 27, 2010, Okpako visited the (East) German author Christa Wolf to discuss a film project based on Wolf's novel Medea: A Modern Retelling. Over tea, with the sound of planes landing at nearby Schönefeld airport, they talk about how she came to tell the story of Medea the immigrant, treated with suspicion in her host country, and are joined by the voices of Medea, Jason, Agameda, Glaucke and the passing of the East German era. This film premiered at the Berlinale in 2014.
Producers
Original title Fluch der Medea
Directors Branwen Okpako
Writers Christa Wolf, Branwen Okpako

Cast

Johannes Brandrup

as Akamas

Thelma Buabeng

as Agameda

Sheri Hagen

as Medea

Ernest Hausmann

as Jason

Veronica Naujoks

as Glauke