''Protagonist'' is a 2007 American

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about the parallels between human life and Euripidean dramatic structure. The film was written and directed by Jessica Yu. It featured extensive interviews with German terrorist Hans-Joachim Klein, ex-

gay ''Gay'' is a term that primarily refers to a homosexual person or the trait of being homosexual. The term originally meant 'carefree', 'cheerful', or 'bright and showy'. While scant usage referring to male homosexuality dates to the late 1 ...

Christian evangelist Mark Pierpont, Mexican bank-robber Joe Loya, and

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enthusiast

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(the director's husband). Interspersed with the interviews are scenes from ancient Greek drama performed by puppets.

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