The read
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
Sophie Deraspe’s adaptation of the classic Greek tragedy of the same name reimagines the story of a woman’s quest for justice as a commentary on the immigrant experience in contemporary Montreal.
Ratings
IMDb7/10
Rotten Tomatoes95%
Critics rate it 25 points higher than audiences do.
68 audience votes
Key crew
- Sophie DeraspeScreenplay
- Sophie DeraspeDirector
- Jad Orphée ChamiOriginal Music Composer
- Jean MassicotteOriginal Music Composer
Cast
- Nahéma RicciAntigone Hipponome
- Nour BelkhiriaIsmène
- Rawad El-ZeinPolynice
- Rachida OussaadaMénécée
- Hakim BrahimiÉtéocle
- Paul DoucetChristian
- Antoine DesrochersHémon
- Jean-Sébastien CourchesneMaître O'Neil
- Lise CastonguayPsychiatre
- Benoît GouinEnquêteur
- Kathleen FortinLyne, gardienne
- Sébastien BeaulacGardien de prison
Stills
Themes
woman director