In this wry retelling of the ancient Medusa myth, strange, clothed statues of men are appearing all over Greece. Only Perseus, a leader of a gang of modern Athenian thieves, with a strange childhood, holds the answer to the mystery--and it has something to do with beautiful, long-haired women in black. One night his group breaks into the house of one such creature. Filled with low-key humor and suspense, Medusa unfolds in a simple and tantalizing way
Eleni Filini
Medousa
Thanos Amorginos
Perseas
Vana Rambota
Katia
Haris Mihalogiannakis
Spyros
Dimitris Karagiorgos
Mitsos
Mitsos Sioris
Arhigos (Dimitris)
Frosso Litra
Christina
Babis Hatzidakis
Police Officer A
Kostas Terzakis
Police Officer B
Takis Antoniou
Perseas (child)
Medusa is a fantasy, thriller, horror film released in 1998 exploring themes of based on myths, legends or folklore, greek videotape. Directed by George Lazopoulos, it stars Eleni Filini, Thanos Amorginos, Vana Rambota. In this wry retelling of the ancient Medusa myth, strange, clothed statues of men are appearing all over Greece. Only Perseus, a leader of a gang of modern Athenian thieves, with a strange childhood, holds the answer to the mystery--and it has something to do with beautiful, long-haired women in black. One night his group breaks into the house of one such creature. Filled with low-key humor and suspense, Medusa unfolds in a simple and tantalizing way
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