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85 minutes
Rated: NR
Latin with English subtitles
Country: Great Britain
Studio: Kino
Cast: Leonardo Treviglio,
Neil Kennedy, Barney James, Richard
Warwick
Director: Derek Jarman, Paul
Humfress
Screenwriter: Derek Jarman,
James Whaley |
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Synopsis |
Derek Jarman's debut feature film
created a firestorm of controversy
over its frank portrayal of
homosexuality, violence, and the
ultimate martyrdom of the Catholic
saint Sebastiane in 303 A.D. A
visually striking fantasy,
SEBASTIANE begins at the court of
Emperor Diocletian in an
unforgettable sequence of Roman
excess and Bacchanalian sexuality.
Accused of standing up for a
Christian, Sebastiane (Leonardo
Treviglio), friend of the emperor
and captain of his guard, is demoted
to mere soldier and banished from
Rome to a coastal outpost. This
remote place proves to be both a
barren wasteland and an oasis of
freedom where the men are free to
act out homosexual fantasies and
explore their hidden desires.
However, Sebastiane angers outpost
captain Severus by ignoring his
sexual advances and devoting himself
to God. Their ongoing battle erupts
in a violent and stunningly
homoerotic execution. |
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