The Bacchae

In the dark, ancient future, Dionysus, the god of wine, ecstasy and theater, invades the city of Thebes. With him are the Bacchae: his devotees, all women, liberated from nations of the world and afflicted with the god’s erotic madness. When Pentheus, Thebes’ arrogant king, refuses to worship Dionysus, civilization goes to war with chaos. Mother turns against son, bodies turn against brains, and the lines between male and female, human and animal...