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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Protagonist
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Jessica Yu
Written by	Jessica Yu
Starring	Hans-Joachim Klein Mark Pierpont Joe Loya Mark Salzman
Distributed by	IFC Films
Release date	November 30, 2007 (2007-11-30)
Running time	90 minutes
Country	United States
Languages	English German (Klein only) Greek (certain puppetry segments)

It featured extensive interviews with German terrorist Hans-Joachim Klein, ex-gay Christian evangelist Mark Pierpont, Mexican bank-robber Joe Loya, and martial-arts enthusiast Mark Salzman (the director's husband). Interspersed with the interviews are scenes from ancient Greek drama performed by puppets.

External links

• Protagonist at Alive Mind Media
• Protagonist at IMDb

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