Protagonist Synopsis & Summary
Synopsis
Academy-award winning filmmaker Jessica Yu offers an unusual look at the simultaneous diversity and commonality of four very different men in this documentary. In Protagonist, Yu recalls the structural format of the ancient Greek playwright Euripides -- whose stories were often marked by human tragedy, the commentary of a chorus of independent observers, and the sudden and unexpected intervention of the divine -- as she chronicles the lives of a thief, a student of martial arts, a preacher who has renounced his past as a homosexual, and a political terrorist. Protagonist was screened in competition as part of the 2007 Sundance Film Festival. - Mark Deming, All Movie Guide
Movie Info
Theatrical Release Date:
11/30/2007
DVD Release Date:
06/10/2008
Rating:
R
MPAA Reasons:
for language.
Run Time:
90 min.
Distributor(s):
IFC
Director(s):
Genre(s):
Tone:
Austere, Deliberate, Meditative, Enigmatic
Country of Origin:
USA - Limited (11-30-2007)
Language:
English
Status:
DVD
