More like Bob Guccione's CALIGULA than Cecil B. DeMille's SIGN OF THE CROSS, this Roman opus reduces historical conflicts to the level of mud-wrestling matches. In 60 A.D., General Marcus Crassius (Patrick Bergin) has been banished to a post as governor of the boondocks. A victim of Caesar's jealousy, the former Punic-War hero pillages villages and designs sadistic Coliseum games to pass the time. Crassius adopts compliant teenager Gwyned as his mistress and sells her younger sister, Serena (Gabija Danile Viciute) into slavery, after killing their mother. Ten years pass, and Serena (Nichole Hiltz) grows up to be an athletic dancing girl with a bad attitude. Rather th...
Released:
2002
Rated:
R
Length:
89 mins