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Berlinale Premiere: Tensions Rise in Medea Adaptation

9/29/2025

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Summary

Story summary

Ulrich Köhler’s Gavagai exposes on-set tensions around a Medea adaptation, highlighting cultural and racial issues.
The film treats cast–crew dynamic with nuance, avoiding caricatures and showing the challenge of remixing classics.
A chaotic scene unfolds with a bloodied matriarch and a slapstick moment directed by Caroline.
The Berlinale premiere leaves racial dynamics unresolved, signaling discomfort among the characters.

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Story summary

Ulrich Köhler’s Gavagai exposes on-set tensions around a Medea adaptation, highlighting cultural and racial issues.
The film treats cast–crew dynamic with nuance, avoiding caricatures and showing the challenge of remixing classics.
A chaotic scene unfolds with a bloodied matriarch and a slapstick moment directed by Caroline.
The Berlinale premiere leaves racial dynamics unresolved, signaling discomfort among the characters.