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An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history.
On
the island of Sicily amid the Peloponnesian War, the Syracusans have
figured out what to do with the surviving Athenians who had the gall to
invade their city: they’ve herded the sorry prisoners of war into a rock
quarry and left them to rot. Looking for a way to pass the time, Lampo
and Gelon, two unemployed potters with a soft spot for poetry and drink,
head down into the quarry to feed the Athenians if, and only if, they
can manage a few choice lines from their great playwright Euripides.
Before long, the two mates hatch a plan to direct a full-blown
production of Medea.
After all, you can hate the people but love their art. But as opening
night approaches, what started as a lark quickly sets in motion a series
of extraordinary events, and our wayward heroes begin to realize that
staging a play can be as dangerous as fighting a war, with all sorts of
risks to life, limb, and friendship.
Told in a contemporary Irish voice and as riotously funny as it is deeply moving, Glorious Exploits
is an unforgettable ode to the power of art in a time of war,
brotherhood in a time of enmity, and human will throughout the ages.