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Directed by | Jessica Yu |
Written by | Jessica Yu |
Starring |
Hans-Joachim Klein Mark Pierpont Joe Loya Mark Salzman |
Distributed by | IFC Films |
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Running time
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90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English German (Klein only) Greek (certain puppetry segments) |
Protagonist is a 2007 documentary film about the parallels between human life and Euripidean dramatic structure. The film was written and directed by Jessica Yu.
It featured extensive interviews with German terrorist Hans-Joachim Klein, ex-gay Christian evangelist Mark Pierpont, Mexican bank-robber Joe Loya, and martial-arts enthusiast Mark Salzman (and the director's husband). Interspersed with the interviews are scenes from ancient Greek drama performed by puppets.