Oedipus Mayor

Oedipus Mayor

100 mins | Drama, War | Aug. 23, 1996

Edipo, is appointed mayor of a town plunged in misery and violence. His first mission is to discover and punish the murderers of Layo, a well-known potentate of the region. His investigation is directed towards all the armed factions that exist in Colombia.

Oedipus Mayor

100 mins | Drama, War | Aug. 23, 1996

Oedipus Mayor
Edipo, is appointed mayor of a town plunged in misery and violence. His first mission is to discover and punish the murderers of Layo, a well-known potentate of the region. His investigation is directed towards all the armed factions that exist in Colombia.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Canal+, Instituto Mexicano de Cinematografía, Caracol Televisión, Sogetel, Fundación del Nuevo Cine Latinoamericano, Grupo Colombia
Original title Edipo alcalde
Directors Rodrigo Ospina, Rodrigo Triana, Jorge Alí Triana
Writers Stella Malagón Gutiérrez, Orlando Senna, Sophocles, Gabriel García Márquez

Cast

Ángela Molina

as Yocasta

Francisco Rabal

as Tiresias

Jairo Camargo

as Creonte

Miriam Colon

as Deyanira

Juan Sebastián Aragón

as Mayor's Driver

Marcela Agudelo

as Urban Guerrilla

Fabiana Medina

as Rural Guerrilla

Juan Carlos Arango

as Paramilitary Chief

Manuel José Chaves

as Guerrilla Child

Sigifredo Vega

as Sergeant

Alfonso Ortiz

as Bartender

Héctor Rivas

as "Gordo"

Raúl Santana

as Secretary

Salomón Vega

as Dragoneante

Jaime Forero

as Layo

Armando Gutiérrez

as Captain Solórzano