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Centurion

2010 · 97 min

A grim, relentless chase through ancient wilderness, soaked in blood and mud, with fleeting warmth.

Directed by: Neil Marshall
Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Olga Kurylenko, David Morrissey

Tagline: History is written in blood
Overview: Britain, A.D. 117. Quintus Dias, the sole survivor of a Pictish raid on a Roman frontier fort, marches north with General Virilus' legendary Ninth Legion, under orders to wipe the Picts from the face of the Earth and destroy their leader, Gorlacon.

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Directed by: Neil Marshall
Genres: Adventure, Action, Drama
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Olga Kurylenko, David Morrissey

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Tone: darkstrength 3 of 3
bleakstrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 2 of 3
melancholicstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: relentless, 4 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: survival
violence
betrayal
revenge
isolation
Places: wilderness
countryside
Era: period
Audience: adult
Form: None
Content intensity: Gore strong
Language mild
Violence strong
Sex mild

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Action	8
Horror	4
Humour	2
Realism	7
Romance	2
Tension	8
Darkness	8
Complexity	4
Emotional weight	6

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Genres: adventure, action, drama
Directed by: Neil Marshall
Written by: Neil Marshall
Starring: Michael Fassbender, Olga Kurylenko, David Morrissey, Liam Cunningham, Dominic West, Imogen Poots, Ulrich Thomsen, JJ Feild
Music: Ilan Eshkeri
Cinematography: Sam McCurdy
Runtime: 97 min
Country: France, United Kingdom
Languages: English, Gaelic

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