The Bacchae

The Bacchae 1993 Directed by Ingmar Bergman Backanterna

The young wine god Dionysus returns to his native town of Thebes after having established his cult in the east. In his entourage, he has a run of Bacchantes. Semele, his mother, was distrusted by her family when she claimed that Zeus was the father of her child. Dionysus has come to restore her, revealing his divinity, and require proper worship of the Theban legion.

Country Sweden

Production Country Sweden

Language Swedish

Spoken Language Swedish

Gneres Drama , Fantasy , Music , TV Movie

Production Company SVT

Release Date 9 April 1993

140 mins