
Frogs
Movie Overview
Athens, 405 B.C. The city finds itself devoid of talented poets. Consequently, the god Dionysus, accompanied by his slave Xanthias, embarks on a journey to the Underworld to retrieve the renowned tragedian Euripides and to save the city of Athens. Meanwhile, Heracles, Dionysus' brother, receives a visit from King Admetus, who is mourning the recent loss of his wife Alcestis. Frogs is the world’s first (feature-length) film entirely spoken in Ancient Greek. Apart from some self-written passages, the tragicomedy is directly based on the following original works of Ancient Greek literature: The Frogs (405 B.C.) by Aristophanes Alcestis (438 B.C.) by Euripides Symposium (380 B.C.) by Plato Battle of the Frogs and Mice (3rd century B.C.)
Cast

Laurens van der Wiel
Dionysus / Frog / Mouse

Arthur Oosthout
Xanthias / Frog / Mouse

Wim Nijs
Heracles / Frog / Mouse

Maxime Maleux
Admetus / Frog / Crumbthief

Victoria Dabo
Diotima / Alcestis / Frog / Mouse

Gorik Rutten
Puffcheek / Corpse Bearer / Cheesemuncher / Hamnibbler

Wouter Mercelis
Dead Guy / Frog / Dishlicker / Mouse Messenger / Farmer

Alexandra Vereeck
Corpse Bearer / Frog