Rise Of An Empire

Set before, during, and after the events of "300," this thrilling follow-up offers a highly fictionalized account of the Battle of Salamis, a brutal struggle between an alliance of Greek forces and the Persian Empire in the 5th century B.C. Just as the Spartans faced Persian "god-king" Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) on land, General Themistocles (Sullivan Stapleton) of Athens must engage Xerxes' naval commander Artemisia (Eva Green) in a desperate battle at sea. Lena Headey, David Wenham also star. 103 min.