Seneca
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.
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Cast
22 people
John Malkovich
Seneca
Known for
RED
Bird Box
Geraldine Chaplin
Lucia
Known for
The Odyssey
Chaplin
Tom Xander
Nero
Known for
Jolt
Lilith Stangenberg
Paulina
Known for
Wild
The People vs. Fritz Bauer
Louis Hofmann
Lucilius
Known for
Dark
Land of Mine
Samuel Finzi
Statius
Known for
Generation War
Unfamiliar
Julian Sands
Rufus
Known for
Rose Red
Leaving Las Vegas
Annika Meier
Cecilia
Known for
I'm Your Man
Magical Mystery or: The Return of Karl Schmidt
Samia Chancrin
Balbina
Known for
Deutschland
In the Fade
Alexander Fehling
Decimus
Known for
Labyrinth of Lies
Homeland
Wolfram Koch
Fabius
Known for
Dark
The Captain
Mary-Louise Parker
Agrippina
Known for
Weeds
RED 2
Robert Schwentke Director · Matthew Wilder Writer Martin Todsharow Composer
United States release April 8, 2025 · Produced in Germany, Morocco · Languages English, German
Production
Filmgalerie 451
Production
Kasbah Films
Production
Gretchenfilm
Production
ZDF
Production
ARTE
Production
dropkick pictures
Production
ZDF/Arte
Production
Germany · Morocco
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Original title
Seneca: On the Creation of Earthquakes
Original language
English
Spoken on screen
English · German
Release dates
Germany · February 20, 2023
Limited theatrical · Berlin International Film Festival
United States · April 8, 2025
Digital
Germany
March 23, 2023 · Theatrical
July 27, 2023 · Digital
August 11, 2023 · Physical
Spain
November 17, 2023 · Theatrical
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