Released Date:
2001-01-12
Languages:
Spanish
Countries:
Mexico, France, Spain
Runtime:
98 min
IMDB Ratings:
6.5 (268 Reviews)
Director:
Arturo RipsteinPaz Alicia Garciadiego
Lucio Anneo Seneca (play)
Based on the Greek tragedy MEDEA, this is a present day Mexican version, set in the seediest possible milieu of Mexico City. A woman abandoned by her husband, is thrown out of her apartment by her landlord - who is also her husband's new father-in-law. She is also about to lose custody of her two children to her husband, a low-life, second-rate boxer and opportunist. With the help of her godmother, she plans to take revenge on her husband.
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