Centurion

Neil Marshall, 2010, UK, 97 min

Saskatchewan Theatrical Premiere, One Screening Only
Friday, September 24 2010, 7:00pm, The Roxy Theatre
$8 (Admittance restricted to persons over 18)
Film contains strong bloody violence, grisly images and language.
Official Website: www.centurionmovie.com

Short Description

Roman soldiers flee from an attack by the Picts. This brutal new action film is from director Neil Marshall (THE DESCENT, DOG SOLDIERS, DOOMSDAY)

The Buzz

“Imagine a flick like Braveheart, 300, Gladiator… stripped of all those boring scenes… The result would be a movie that looks a lot like Neil Marshall’s Centurion, a fast-paced, visually stunning, and action-heavy period piece…. And it succeeds on all counts.” - Cinematical

“Loaded to the gills with bone-crunching, limb chopping carnage….a fun action flick” - Joblo.com

“A great time at the theatre…filled with great physical action and fun characters” - CHUD.com

Synopsis

AD 117. The Roman Empire stretches from Egypt to Spain, and East as far as the Black Sea. But in northern Britain, the relentless onslaught of conquest has ground to a halt in face of the guerrilla tactics of an elusive enemy: the savage and terrifying tribes known as the Picts.

Quintus, 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.

But when the legion is ambushed on unfamiliar ground, and Virilus taken captive, Quintus faces a desperate struggle to keep his small platoon alive behind enemy lines, evading remorseless Pict pursuers over harsh terrain, as the band of soldiers race to rescue their General, and to reach the safety of the Roman frontier.

From writer/director, Neil Marshall, CENTURION is a gripping survival thriller set against a background of conquest and invasion; a pursuit movie in the vein of DELIVERANCE, LAST OF THE MOHICANS and APOCALYPTO. The film stars Michael Fassbender, Dominic West, Olga Kurylenko, David Morrissey, Noel Clarke, Riz Ahmed, JJ Field, Liam Cunningham, and Imogen Poots.

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