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
John Malkovich
Seneca
Geraldine Chaplin
Lucia
Tom Xander
Nero
Lilith Stangenberg
Paulina
Louis Hofmann
Lucilius
Samuel Finzi
Statius
Julian Sands
Rufus
Annika Meier
Cecilia
Samia Chancrin
Balbina
Alexander Fehling
Decimus
Wolfram Koch
Fabius
Mary-Louise Parker
Agrippina
Andrew Koji
Felix
Jefferson Mays
Narrator (voice)
Taoufik Lamallam
Rich Fellow
Guido Broscheit
Lucius
Zaynab Alji
Octavia
Nadia Benzakour
Poppaea Sabina
Laurean Wagner
Tigellinus
Blerim Destani
Piso
Brice Bexter
Unknown
Waldemar Kobus
Unknown
Crew
Robert Schwentke
Director, Writer
Matthew Wilder
Writer
Michał Czarnecki
Editor
Benoît Debie
Director of Photography
Guido Broscheit
Executive Producer, Co-Producer
Frieder Schlaich
Producer
Irene von Alberti
Producer
Karim Debbagh
Producer
Simon Ofenloch
Associate Producer
Annegret Weitkämper-Krug
Co-Producer
Marco Trentini
Production Designer, Supervising Art Director
Anja Dihrberg
Casting
Anna Wübber
Costume Designer
Martin Todsharow
Original Music Composer
Alwara Thaler
Set Decoration
Rabaa Rahmouni
Set Decoration
Ernesto Giolitti
Gaffer
Claudio Cosentino
Art Direction
