Para recuperar el reino de Tesalia de su tío, Jasón debe robar el vellocino de oro en la bárbara Cólquide, donde la sacerdotisa Medea es parte de la realeza. Medea se enamora y lo ayuda, pero al seguirlo a Tesalia pronto queda abandonada, lo que la conduce a una venganza estremecedora.

With an electric lead performance from opera singer Maria Callas in her only feature-film role, this striking epic from Pier Paolo Pasolini brings ancient myths to vivid life. Ruled by bygone traditions, solemn sorcery, and violent rituals, its world seems to pulsate with a primal, undeniable force.