: The rescue mission goes wrong, resulting in the death of the Pictish king's son. In retaliation, Etain and a band of elite Pictish trackers are sent to hunt the seven Roman survivors across the freezing, hostile Highlands.

: As the group is picked off one by one, Quintus and the remaining soldiers fight a desperate battle for survival, hoping to reach the safety of a Roman frontier fort before their pursuers catch them. Key Themes and Trivia

The 2010 film Centurion is a historical action-thriller set in AD 117, during the Roman Empire's expansion into Britain. The story is loosely based on the legendary disappearance of the in the rugged wilds of Caledonia (modern-day Scotland). The Plot Summary

: General Titus Flavius Virilus leads the elite Ninth Legion north to wipe out the Picts and their leader, Gorlacon. However, they are betrayed by a vengeful Pictish scout named Etain and lured into a devastating guerrilla ambush.

: The film plays on the real-world historical debate regarding the "Lost Ninth Legion," though historians now have evidence suggesting the legion may have simply been moved to Germany rather than massacred.

: It stars Michael Fassbender as Quintus Dias, Dominic West as General Virilus, and Olga Kurylenko as the mute tracker Etain.