''Medeas'' is a 2013 American-Italian-Mexican independent drama film directed by
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Catalina Sandino Moreno
Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 19 April 1981) is a Colombian actress. She shared the Silver Bear with Charlize Theron and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her leading role in '' Maria Full of Grace'' (2004). She cu ...
and
Brían F. O'Byrne. It is Pallaoro's directorial debut.
Plot
MEDEAS is an intimate portrait of a rural family’s inner lives and their relationship to a harsh and shifting landscape. Ennis, a stern, hard-working dairy farmer struggles to maintain control of his family and surrounding environment, while his wife, Christina, retreats into herself, progressively disconnecting from him and their five children. As tensions increase, each character must confront their yearnings and anxieties, culminating in a dangerous conflict between control and freedom, intimacy, and alienation. A journey into the unpredictable boundaries of human behavior, MEDEAS explores the desperate lengths people are driven to by love and self-preservation.
Cast
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Catalina Sandino Moreno
Catalina Sandino Moreno (born 19 April 1981) is a Colombian actress. She shared the Silver Bear with Charlize Theron and received a nomination for the Academy Award for Best Actress for her leading role in '' Maria Full of Grace'' (2004). She cu ...
as Christina
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Brían F. O'Byrne as Ennis
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Mary Mouser
Mary Mouser is an American actress. She is best known for her role as Samantha LaRusso in the Netflix series ''Cobra Kai'', and
Lacey Fleming on the ABC series ''Body of Proof''. She also took over the role of Karen Grant, Fitz & Mellie's daugh ...
as Ruth
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Ian Nelson as Micah
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Maxim Knight
Maxim Knight (born August 21, 1999) is an American actor who started acting at the age of seven. He is perhaps best known for his supporting role on the TNT television series ''Falling Skies'' (2011–2015).
Biography
Maxim was born in Honol ...
as Jacob
*Jake Vaughn as Jonas
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Kevin Alejandro
Kevin Michael Alejandro (born April 7, 1976) is an American actor and film director. He is known for his roles as Nate Moretta in the crime drama '' Southland'', Forklift Mike in '' Parenthood,'' Jesús Velázquez in the supernatural thriller '' ...
as Noah
*Patrick Birkett as Tobias
*Angel Amaral as Adam
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Tara Buck as Ada
*Granville Ames as Carl
Reception
The film has an 80% approval rating on
Rotten Tomatoes
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based on 10 reviews, with an
average score of 6.71/10. Nick Prigge of ''
Slant Magazine
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'' gave the film three stars out of four. ''
Orlando Weekly
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'' gave it four stars out of five.
Glenn Kenny
Glenn Kenny (born August 8, 1959) is an American film critic and journalist. He writes for '' The New York Times'' and ''RogerEbert.com''.
Biography
Kenny attended William Paterson University, where he majored in English literature. of
RogerEbert.com
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gave it two stars.
See also
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List of films featuring the deaf and hard of hearing
There is a body of films that feature the deaf and hard of hearing. The ''Encyclopedia of Film Themes, Settings and Series'' wrote, "The world of the deaf has received little attention in film. Like blindness... it has been misused as a plot gimmi ...
References
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American drama films
American independent films
Italian independent films
Italian drama films
English-language Italian films
Mexican drama films
English-language Mexican films
Mexican independent films
2013 directorial debut films
2013 films
2013 drama films
2010s English-language films
Films directed by Andrea Pallaoro
2010s American films
2010s Mexican films
2013 independent films
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