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.
Genre: Drama Actors: Alexander Fehling, Andrew Koji, Annika Meier, Blerim Destani, Geraldine Chaplin, Guido Broscheit, Jefferson Mays, John Malkovich, Julian Sands, Laurean Wagner, Lilith Stangenberg, Louis Hofmann, Mary-Louise Parker, Nadia Benzakour, Samia Chancrin, Samuel Finzi, Taoufik Lamallam, Tom Xander, Wolfram Koch, Zaynab Alji Directors: Robert Schwentke Production: Filmgalerie 451, Gretchenfilm, Kasbah Films, ZDF/Arte
