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Prometheus Bound

2021 · 61 min

A stark, talky stage adaptation that feels like a tense philosophical debate, heavy with moral weight and slow-burning unease.

Directed by
Ran Xia
Genres
Drama
Starring
Brenda Crawley, Sophia Aranda, Olivia Barresi
Tagline
What is legal? What is just?
Overview
The Titan Prometheus is punished by Zeus for attempting to steal fire for humankind.

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Directed by
Ran Xia
Genres
Drama
Starring
Brenda Crawley, Sophia Aranda, Olivia Barresi
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Tone
  • darkstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • power
  • justice
  • rebellion
  • betrayal
  • fate
Places
None
Era
timeless
Audience
adult
Form
  • single location
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
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Action2
Horror2
Humour2
Realism4
Romance1
Tension6
Darkness6
Complexity6
Emotional weight7

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Genres
drama
Directed by
Ran Xia
Written by
Howard Rubenstein
Starring
Brenda Crawley, Sophia Aranda, Olivia Barresi, Chloe Simone Crawford, Iván Hernández, Macy Lanceta, Alice Marcondes, Juan Arturo Villar-Ojito
Runtime
61 min
Languages
English

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