Protagonist (film)
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Protagonist is a 2007 American documentary film about the parallels between human life and Euripidean dramatic structure. The film was written and directed by Jessica Yu.
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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 | 90 minutes |
Country | United States |
Languages | English German (Klein only) Greek (certain puppetry segments) |
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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 (the director's husband). Interspersed with the interviews are scenes from ancient Greek drama performed by puppets.