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6.4/10   738 votes
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Writers:
Paul Humfress (writer)
Derek Jarman (writer)
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Release Date:
16 October 2008 (Germany) more
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Plot:
300 A.D. : the Roman Sebastianus is exiled to a remote outpost populated exclusively by men. Weakened by their desires... more | add synopsis
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(2 articles)
Pillar of Link
 (From FilmExperience. 14 January 2009, 4:29 PM, PST)

Derek Jarman, "Heavy Metal in Baghdad"
 (From IFC. 24 June 2008, 9:01 AM, PDT)

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Brutal and Sensuous more (16 total)

Cast

  (Credited cast)
Barney James ... Severus
Neil Kennedy ... Maximus
Leonardo Treviglio ... Sebastiane
Richard Warwick ... Justin
Donald Dunham ... Claudius
Daevid Finbar ... Julian
Ken Hicks ... Adrian
Lindsay Kemp ... Dancer
Steffano Massari ... Marius
Janusz Romanov ... Anthony
rest of cast listed alphabetically:
Peter Hinwood ... Emperor's guest
Gerald Incandela ... Leopard Boy
Jordan ... Emperor's guest
Robert Medley ... Emperor Diocletian
Philip Sayer ... Emperor's guest
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Additional Details

Runtime:
90 min
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Color:
Color (Eastmancolor)
Aspect Ratio:
1.37 : 1 more
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Fun Stuff

Trivia:
The nearest town to the Sardinian filming location is called Buggerru. more
Goofs:
Anachronisms: In one scene, the soldiers are seen playing with a modern Frisbee, the logo can even be seen as one of the soldiers catches it. more
Movie Connections:
Referenced in Post Cards from America (1994) more

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6 out of 7 people found the following review useful.
Brutal and Sensuous, 24 February 2006
7/10
Author: rava-1 from United States

While not his strongest film, Sebastiane is classic Derek Jarman. The movie captures the potential for violence and lust in a small group of exiled young soldiers. As with all Jarman, the visuals here are more important than any dialog, and they wash over the viewer in waves of longing and fear-inducing power. The film meditates on intersections of longing, desire, faith and obsession, especially as they play out between Severus and Sebastiane.

Sebastiane's "obsessive" Christian faith rivals the lustful obsession of Serverus for this unattainable man. The movie doesn't flinch from showing how brutal desire can be; it is a hard master for both Serverus and Sabastiane. What I came away from the film with is the powerful question: What horrors and debasements will we all put ourselves through for the object of our lust?

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