Sebastiane

Sebastiane (1976) is a drama, history film directed by Derek Jarman, Paul Humfress rated 6.5/10.

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.

Cast

Leonardo Treviglio

Sebastian

Barney James

Severus

Neil Kennedy

Max

Richard Warwick

Justin

Donald Dunham

Claudius

Ken Hicks

Adrian

Janusz Romanov

Anthony

Steffano Massari

Marius

Daevid Finbar

Julian

Gerald Incandela

Leopard Boy

Robert Medley

Diocletian

Lindsay Kemp

Dancer