Medea (TV serial)
Medea is a 2005 Dutch television serial in six episodes directed by Theo van Gogh, starring Katja Schuurman, Thijs Römer and Tara Elders. It tells the story of the daughter of a politician who tries to help her selfish boyfriend to become the prime minister of the Netherlands.
The screenplay was written by Theodor Holman and is a take on Euripides' play Medea, with the story moved to contemporary Dutch politics. The serial was produced by Column Film for the broadcaster AVRO.[1]
It won the Special Prize and was nominated for the Golden Calf for Best Television Drama at the 2005 Netherlands Film Festival.[2]
Cast
- Katja Schuurman as Medea
- Thijs Römer as Jason
- Tara Elders as Anne
- Krijn ter Braak as Moyra
- Cas Enklaar as Middelink
- Jochum ten Haaf as Frederik
- Maarten Wansink as Jensma
- Marcel Hensema as Matthijs
- Eric van Sauers as Robin
- Dragan Bakema as Thomas
- Cees Geel as Bertje
- Astrid van Eck as Xandra
- Monic Hendrickx as de Vries
References
- ↑ "Medea". Netherlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
- ↑ "Gouden Kalf winnaars" (in Dutch). Netherlands Film Festival. Retrieved 2016-07-25.
External links
- Official website (Dutch)
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