STORY
Rome in 65 AD, Emperor Nero's tyrannical regime has reached its zenith, Nero's self-indulgence and excessiveness brings up the opposition against him, conspiracies threaten his power. By all means Nero tries to defend his despotic claim of sovereignty. The famous philosopher Seneca has been Nero's teacher, mentor and close advisor since childhood, he is significantly involved in his ascent. Nevertheless, Nero gets weary of Seneca and Nero uses a foiled attack on his life to falsely accuse Seneca of being an accomplice.
CAST & CREW
- John Malkovich
- Geraldine Chaplin
- Tom Xander
- Lilith Stangenberg
- Louis Hofmann
Cast
- Robert Schwentke
Director
INFORMATION
- Filmgalerie 451
- Kasbah Films
- ZDF/Arte
- Gretchenfilm
Production Companies
- Germany
- Morocco
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- English