Rome in 65 AD, Emperor Nero's tyrannical regime has reached its zenith, Nero's self-indulgence and excessiveness brings up the opposition against him, conspiracies threaten his power. By all means Nero tries to defend his despotic claim of sovereignty. The famous philosopher Seneca has been Nero's teacher, mentor and close advisor since childhood, he is significantly involved in his ascent. Nevertheless, Nero gets weary of Seneca and Nero uses a foiled attack on his life to falsely accuse Seneca of being an accomplice.
Zodi, a 12 years old nomad, find an orphan baby dromedary in the desert. He takes in the animal, feeds it, calls it Téhu and becomes its best friend.
This series brings the rise and fall of the Roman Empire to life through the lens of one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity: the Colosseum. From the savage truth of a gladiator's life as a slave-warrior to the fascinating ways Rome's emperors used the vast amphitheater to demonstrate total power, "Colosseum" offers a unique and personal look inside history's most iconic empire. Spanning several hundred years, the series unfolds chronologically, from the arena's incredible opening day to its very last games.
Dive into the depths of the Syrian civil war through the eyes of Antoine, a young French man, in search for his estranged, presumed to be dead sister. While unraveling the mystery, piece by piece, Antoine’s journey crosses paths with adventurers and anarchists, spies and innocent victims, and provides a unique look on the tragic events in Syria, and the way they affect the entire world.
Sofia, 20, lives with her parents in Casablanca. Suffering from pregnancy denial, she finds herself breaking the law by giving birth to a baby out of wedlock. The hospital gives her 24 hours to provide the father's papers before informing the authorities…
Born and raised in Paris, Nadia Benzakour is an international French actress with North African roots, known for her work in Hollywood and international productions. Her ability to work in several languages including French, English, Spanish, and Arabic led her to build an international career. Recently she had to learn Kurdish for one of the leading characters in the second season of No Man's Land. Nadia is an international actress capable of playing lead roles in big-budget productions, TV productions, and Auteur films. She worked on French productions and international ones: the big-budget French production, "Zodi et Tehu, Frères du désert" / "Princes of the Desert" directed by Eric Barbier, and shared the lead with Alexandra Lamy and Youssef Hajdi on this French adventure movie. She interpreted the historical figure Poppea in the feature film "Seneca" directed by Robert Scwhentke, as part of an ensemble cast composed of John Malkovich, Mary Louise Parker, Geraldine Chaplin, Andrew Koji, and Louis Hoffman. Before, she was seen in the Cannes Film Festival sensation, "Sofia", the tv productions "The Tyrant", "Deep State" with Mark Strong, "Killing Jesus", "Open Desert", the History Channel TV Series "the Colosseum", " Covenant" directed by David Batty to name a few. Nadia Benzakour received her acting training in L.A., New York City and Paris. She studied at the prestigious Richard Lawson Studio in Los Angeles and Mary T.Boyer in New York City. In France, she studied Masks and Burlesque at the eminent Jacques Lecoq School. Nadia Benzakour studied also at "Les Enfants Terribles". This theater school is known for having as its members, the French superstar, Lea Seydoux. Nadia was also part of Nicolas Liautard's Theater company, based in Paris between 2005 and 2006 in la Scène Watteau. Nadia as a soprano, sang at the McDonald's Gospel Choir leading Cissy Houston (Witney Houston's mother) in New York City, and remains attached to Jazz standards as a singer. Very much interested in physicality, she learned Belly Dancing and Wing Shun with Mohamed Targuisti, the former World Champion in Martial Arts (JuJi Tsu), a Kung Fu expert trained at the Shaolin temple.
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