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Medusa

1998 · 87 min

A wry, slow-burning modern myth that unsettles with quiet suspense and deadpan humor rather than shocks.

Genres
Fantasy, Thriller, Horror
Overview
In this wry retelling of the ancient Medusa myth, strange, clothed statues of men are appearing all over Greece. Only Perseus, a leader of a gang of modern Athenian thieves, with a strange childhood, holds the answer to the mystery--and it has something to do with beautiful, long-haired women in black. One night his group breaks into the house of one such creature. Filled with low-key humor and suspense, Medusa unfolds in a simple and tantalizing way

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Fantasy, Thriller, Horror
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Tone
  • eeriestrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 2 of 3
  • darkstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • mystery
  • identity
  • obsession
  • crime
  • fate
Places
  • big city
  • single country house
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror5
Humour5
Realism5
Romance2
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight4

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Genres
fantasy, thriller, horror
Directed by
George Lazopoulos
Written by
George Lazopoulos
Starring
Eleni Filini, Thanos Amorginos, Vana Rambota, Haris Mihalogiannakis, Dimitris Karagiorgos, Mitsos Sioris, Frosso Litra, Babis Hatzidakis
Runtime
87 min
Country
Greece
Languages
Greek

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