Movie Details

Title

Imperium: Nero

Overview

As a young boy, future emperor Nero witnesses the mad Emperor Caligula kill his father and exile his mother. While in exile in the pontine islands, Agrippina, his mother, sees a vision telling her that her son can become emperor, but she will have to die first. She accepts the proposal. Back in Rome, Nero, now being raised by emperor Claudius after Caligula's death, Agrippina returns. She poisons Claudius' food and Nero becomes emperor. At first, Nero cuts taxes and introduces successful programs and invades Brittania. Soon he meets a beautiful slave named Claudia Acte, and marries her, throwing off his engagement with Claudius' daughter, Claudia Octavia, telling her she can marry someone she will be happy with. Heartbroken, she arrives at an island and kills herself. Nero enjoys being married to Claudia Acte, but soon he gradually goes mad with power and sets fire to Rome.

Runtime

3 h 01 min

Release Date

23 May 2004

Actors

Hans Matheson, Rike Schmid, Laura Morante, Matthias Habich, Ángela Molina, Ian Richardson, John Simm, Liz Smith, Massimo Dapporto, Maurizio Donadoni, Jochen Horst, Vittoria Puccini, Elisa Tovati, Pierre Vaneck, Francesco Venditti

Certification

PG-13

Genres

War, Drama

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