Ridley Scott
Gladiator - EPIC SUMMER
Betrayed by an emperor and stripped of everything he loves, a Roman general fights his way back through the arena.
The successful general Maximus is betrayed when power in Rome falls into the hands of the ambitious Commodus. After losing his family, he is forced into the arena as a gladiator, where he becomes a favourite among the crowds. Driven by grief and revenge, he is determined to confront the man who destroyed his life.
De succesvolle generaal Maximus wordt verraden wanneer de macht in Rome in handen komt van de ambitieuze Commodus. Na het verlies van zijn familie belandt hij als gladiator in de arena, waar hij uitgroeit tot een publieksfavoriet. Gedreven door verdriet en wraak zet hij alles op alles om de man die zijn leven verwoestte onder ogen te komen.
EPIC SUMMER
Cancel your summer plans. This July and August, we’ll be fighting cyclopes, encountering space monkeys, defending our father’s honor and surfing the Vietnam war. Following the release of Christopher Nolan’s ‘The Odyssey’, we have gathered 25 titles that show epic cinema in all shapes and sizes. Saddle up your tractor, space ship or trojan horse and ease on down the yellow brick road with us through a summer program full of cinematic odysseys. Click here for the full program.