About the Film
Logline:
A Phoenician prince attempts to rescue his sister from the gods, but when he slays a sacred dragon, he incurs a divine curse that dooms his bloodline. With his wife Harmonia at his side, he must find a way to break the cycle of suffering before the gods reduce his legacy to ruin.
It's Conan the Barbarian (1982) meets The Mummy (1999)
Genres:
Fantasy, action, comedy, horror
Summary:
A Phoenician prince is given an impossible task to find his sister Europa, who has been abducted by Zeus. Cadmus searches for her in vain, as he may not return without her. On his travels he slays a dragon sacred to Ares, finds love in his future wife Harmonia, and founds the city of Thebes. But his victory comes at a terrible cost: a curse upon himself and his descendants that will plague Thebes with war and misfortune. As his kingdom and children suffer under divine wrath, Cadmus and Harmonia embrace a transformation that allows them to bear the gods’ punishment, ensuring their story endures not as a tragedy, but as a love story.
About the Myth
The myth of Cadmus is one of the oldest and most influential stories from Greek mythology, blending themes of divine punishment, heroism, civilization-building, and tragic legacy. Cadmus is a Phoenician prince from modern day Lebanon, who is a descendant of Poseidon. When his sister, Europa, is abducted by Zeus and taken to Crete, his family is understandably upset and takes action. Cadmus and his brothers set off to find Europa. Cadmus would never find Europa. And he would never return home. But he would slay monsters, found cities, and find true love.
Cadmus is credited with introducing the Phoenician alphabet to Greece, a historical echo of cultural exchange between the Near East and the Greek world. He is considered a founder of Thebes, one of the major cities in Greek myth and tragedy. The Spartoi became the mythical ancestors of Theban nobility, including figures like Oedipus and Antigone.
The myth is a unique piece of Greek and Lebanese cultural history and has never been told on the big screen. Until now.
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