Protagonist (2007)
What do a bank robber, a terrorist, a kung fu student, and a gay evangelist have in common? They're all just like you.
Jessica Yu's documentary explores the relationship between human life and Euripidean dramatic structure by weaving together the stories of four men: German terrorist, a bank robber, an "ex-gay" evangelist, and a martial arts student.
- Date of release
- 2007-12-02
- TMDB
- 6.9 / 10 (10)
- Runtime
- 1h 30m
- Genres
- Documentary
- Director
- Jessica Yu
Casting
- Hans-Joachim Klein — Himself
- Mark Salzman — Himself
- Chris Diamantopoulos — Narrator
- Mark Pierpont
- Marina Sirtis — Narrator
- Joe Loya
Interesting facts
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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