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Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans

Synopsis

Atti is a Roman teenager with brains but very little brawn. When one of his clever schemes falls foul of Emperor Nero, Atti is forced to join the army and is sent to miserable, cold, wet Britain where the natives are revolting - quite literally.
Things go from bad to worse when Atti is captured by Orla, a feisty teenage Celt desperate to prove herself as a warrior. When Orla’s grandmother, Brenda, is then kidnapped by an enemy tribe, Atti seizes on the opportunity to save his own skin by using his Roman know-how to help Orla save her.
Meanwhile a furious Nero is determined to crush the rebellion, led by Boudicca, Queen of the Iceni. After narrowly avoiding a very sticky end in a bog, Atti rejoins his Roman troops and discovers they are preparing for an historic showdown with the Celts at the Battle of Watling Street. Atti’s brains could save the day but they could also spell disaster for Orla as the two new friends find themselves lined up on opposite sides of the battlefield.

Details

Year: 2019
Type of film: Features
Running time: 86 mins
Director: Dominic Brigstocke 1st Feature
Producer: Caroline Norris, Will Clarke
Executive Producer: Richard Bradley, Andy Mayson, Giles Pilbrow, Bradley Quirk, Mike Runagall, Iole Lucchese, Rose Garnett, Geraldine Atlee, Cheryl Taylor, Melissa Hardinge, Lucy Beckett, Simon Williams, Vaishali Mistry, Claudia Bluemhuber, Jesus Munoz
Editor: Nigel William
Screenwriter: Jessica Swale, Giles Pilbrow, Caroline Norris
Director of Photography: John Sorapure
Production Designer: Heathr Gibson
Principal cast: Sebastian Croft, Craig Roberts, Kim Cattrall, Nick Frost, Kate Nash, Derek Jacobi, Warwick Davis, Kate Nash, Rupert Graves, Emilia Jones

Genre

Comedy

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

An Altitude Films, Citrus Films, Stavingoh Films production with support of BBC Films, Scholastic Entertainment, Ingenious Media, Silver Reel

Altitude Film Entertainment

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London
W1F 7PX

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Sales Company

Altitude Film Sales