Tried and tested

The Last Legion
Director: Doug Lefler
Writers: Jez Butterworth, Tom Butterworth

Starring: Colin Firth, Ben Kingsley, Aishwarya Rai
Genres: Action, adventure, historical
Rating: PG-13
Running Time: 110 minutes
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Rome, 476AD. The Roman Empire is under threat. 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 events surrounding the historical capture of Romulus Augustus and his imprisonment on the island of Capri.
Co-adapted by Tom Butterworth and Jez Butterworth from Valerio Massimo Manfredi’s bestselling historical adventure novel, this period unfurls just prior to the fall of the colossal Roman Empire.
As the most recent in a long line of Caesars, a young Roman child, Romulus (Thomas Sangster) is poised to inherit the throne – until Germanic forces invade, lay siege to the city, and brutally murder his parents.
At the last second, with his life hanging by a thread, Romulus receives the protection of military commander Aurelius (Colin Firth), who assembles a cadre of rebels, including Romulus, the boy’s magician instructor Ambrosinus (Sir Ben Kingsley) and the Indian female warrior Mira (Aishwarya Rai).
After Romulus discovers an enchanted sword once claimed by Julius Caesar, the troupe heads out to the province of Britannia and Hadrian’s Wall.
There, the men will regroup with the Ninth Legion and plan one final triumphant stand against the barbarian invaders of Rome.
– Bob Craig