Wednesday, February 22, 2023

Olga Kurylenko in Centurion (2010)

 Today I watched Centurion - a British movie from 2010.  An attempt to do a Gladiator it was a gritty and bloody film with lots of dead Romans and forts. The budget was 12 million. Set in Scotland in 117AD. Best bit was the character played by Olga Kurylenko a Ukrainian actress. She played a mute Pictish warrior. A whiff of Princess Mononoke. Trailer here



Article on her hair in the movie here

Just found this on the wiki

  • Olga Kurylenko as Etain, a warrior, scout, hunter and tracker from the Brigantes tribe. After seeing her family raped and murdered by the Romans, Etain was raped herself and had her tongue cut out. She fled north and was taken in by the Britons, who trained her and sent her back to the Romans as a spy. Marshall said of the character, "Etain is kind of revenge incarnate. Her family were butchered by the Romans, she had her tongue cut out by the Romans, she's had a hell of a time and she's out for Roman blood ... She's quite furious because one sense is not there – she can’t speak – all the others are more developed. She sees very well and hears very well: she is an animal!"[3]