The Arena (2001)
- Directed by
- Timur Bekmambetov
- Genre
- historical film
- Country
- Russia
- Runtime
- 1h 32m
- Rating
- 3.2 of 10 from 17 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
Female slaves are forced to fight as gladiators in ancient Rome. A sadistic governor stages battles in an arena for his own entertainment.
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What happens
The Arena is a direct-to-video film from producer Roger Corman on the subject of female gladiators. It is a remake of the 1974 The Arena with Pam Grier. It was shot in Russia by Kazakh director Timur Bekmambetov with a Russian crew and it featured Playboy Playmates Karen McDougal and Lisa Dergan, in their feature film debut, playing Amazon slaves forced to be gladiators in battles staged in a Roman arena by sadistic Roman Governor Timarchus. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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