Romulus & Remus: The First King (2019)

Original title

Il primo re

Directed by

Matteo Rovere

Genre

epic film

Country

Italy

Runtime

2h 07m

Rated

18

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 1,128 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

Set in the 8th century BC, two shepherd brothers struggle to survive and found a city. The story follows Romulus and Remus as they face conflict and hardship in ancient Italy. All dialogue is spoken in an early form of Latin.

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What happens

The First King: Birth of an Empire (Italian: Il primo re), released as Romulus v Remus: The First King in the UK, is a 2019 Italian historical drama film directed by Matteo Rovere. It stars Alessandro Borghi and Alessio Lapice. Set in the 8th century BC, it is about the shepherd brothers Romulus and Remus and the founding of Rome. All dialogue is spoken in an early form of Latin. The movie had a budget of 7.5 million euros. The film was theatrically released in Italy on 31 January 2019 by 01 Distribution. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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