Sebastiane

Release Date: 1976-12-17

Overview: Rome, AD 303. Emperor Diocletian demotes his favourite, Sebastian, from captain of the palace guard to the rank of common soldier and banishes him to a remote coastal outpost where his fellow soldiers, weakened by their desires, turn to homosexual activities to satisfy their needs. Sebastian becomes the target of lust for the officer Severus, but repeatedly rejects the man's advances. Castigated for his Christian faith, he is tortured, humiliated and ultimately killed.

Rating: 6.5 / 10

Cast

Leonardo Treviglio

as Sebastian

Barney James

as Severus

Neil Kennedy

as Max

Richard Warwick

as Justin

Donald Dunham

as Claudius

Crew

Derek Jarman - Director
Paul Humfress - Director
Ferdinando Scarfiotti - Thanks
Howard Malin - Producer
Paul Humfress - Editor

Reviews

CinemaSerf:

There is something quite sensuous about this rather vulgar, raucous and unsubtle take on the martyrdom of St Sebastian. When there is any dialogue, it is in Latin which somehow adds to the mystery of ...