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The movie Medea (Original title Medea) has in the main roles on Udo Kier (Jason), Henning Jensen (Kreon), Dick Kaysø (Jasons Stemme), Mette Munk Plum (Glauces Stemme) The release date of the movie is 08.08.1989. This movie it is produced by DR . Filmed in the following locations: Southern Jutland, Denmark . Production countries: Denmark Movie Genre: Movies Drama

It is an adaptation of the Greek tragedy Medea from Euripides, a version where the Gods willing and intervations are absent. Medea is the tragic character that after helping Jason in the Voyage of the Argonauts (myth says that she has even sacrificed her own brother for Jason's success), she gets from him only betrayal, as he arranges to marry the King's of Corinth daughter. The king decides to exile Medea, as she is a danger for his daughter happiness, but Medea asks from him just a day… before she goes outside the borders. That day Medea gets her revenge.