Beautiful, interesting, incredible cinema.
A Korean theater troupe travels to Greece to rehearse a new production of Aeschylus’ Agamemnon. The secluded setting offers a stunning backdrop to the tensions mounting between the lead actress, the domineering director, and various members of the company.
Questioning the absolute authority of the auteur figure, Pak Ougie’s play-within-a-film puzzle reinvents the Greek classic through a multicultural lens. Against the ivory grandeur of ancient amphitheaters, rehearsals simmer with the fervor of battle rings where each player vies for artistic control.