Content & Trigger Warnings for Medea (1989)
7 content warnings identified for this movie.
Quick Summary
Yes, Medea (1989) contains 7 content warnings : Death of a child, Grief / bereavement (major focus), Forced marriage, Infidelity, Kidnapping / abduction, Child abuse / harm to children, Gore / graphic violence.
The most severe warnings are for Death of a child (severity 5/5), Grief / bereavement (major focus) (severity 5/5), Infidelity (severity 4/5), Child abuse / harm to children (severity 5/5), Gore / graphic violence (severity 4/5).
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| Warning | Severity | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mental Health & Emotional | |||
| Death of a child | 5/5 | Depicted | Medea hangs both of her young sons in a brutal act of revenge against Jason. |
| Grief / bereavement (major focus) | 5/5 | Depicted | Medea experiences profound grief and rage over Jason's betrayal even as she murders her own children. |
| Other | |||
| Forced marriage | 3/5 | Depicted | King Kreon arranges the marriage of his daughter Glauce to Jason as part of a political arrangement. |
| Infidelity | 4/5 | Depicted | Jason betrays Medea by accepting marriage to King Kreon's daughter Glauce for political gain. |
| Kidnapping / abduction | 3/5 | Referenced | Medea and her sons face banishment from Corinth as Jason takes a new wife. |
| Violence & Physical Harm | |||
| Child abuse / harm to children | 5/5 | Depicted | Medea deliberately murders her own children by hanging them from a cross-shaped tree. |
| Gore / graphic violence | 4/5 | Depicted | Glauce is killed by a poisoned crown that causes blood to turn black immediately upon contact. |
Mental Health & Emotional
Medea hangs both of her young sons in a brutal act of revenge against Jason.
Medea experiences profound grief and rage over Jason's betrayal even as she murders her own children.
Other
King Kreon arranges the marriage of his daughter Glauce to Jason as part of a political arrangement.
Jason betrays Medea by accepting marriage to King Kreon's daughter Glauce for political gain.
Medea and her sons face banishment from Corinth as Jason takes a new wife.
Violence & Physical Harm
Medea deliberately murders her own children by hanging them from a cross-shaped tree.
Glauce is killed by a poisoned crown that causes blood to turn black immediately upon contact.
