SYNOPSIS

Rome, 476 AD. The Roman Empire is being threatened. A mighty force for almost 500 years, (at its height, Rome’s power spread from Mesopotamia in the east to the Iberian peninsula in the west, from the Rhine and Danube in the north to Egypt in the south), this story follows the gripping capture of young Romulus Augustus.

On the eve of twelve-year-old Romulus Augustus’ crowning ceremony to become the new emperor, Barbarian general Odoacer arrives in Rome to make a deal with Orestes. Odoacer makes demands of the Roman Empire in fair exchange for his decade-long support of the Roman legions in the east. But Orestes refuses.

On Coronation day, as all of Rome gathers to watch the proceedings, Ambrosinus, the shaman who is a mentor and tutor to Romulus, predicts danger. Orestes is worried about his son’s safety and appoints Aurelius of the fourth legion to be his personal guard. That night, Aurelius and his legionnaires confront danger—Odoacer and his army have returned to Rome.


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RELEASE DATE

October 19, 2007

DIRECTOR

Doug Lefler

WRITER

Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth (screenplay), Carlo Carlei, Peter Rader & Valerio Manfredi (story)

COMPANY

The Weinstein Company

GENRE

Action, Adventure, Fantasy, War

CERT

12A

RUNTIME

102 minutes

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