影片故事延续前作,路奇乌斯(保罗·麦斯卡 Paul Mescal 饰)童年时亲眼目击受万人景仰的英雄马克西蒙斯死于舅舅之手,多年后已长大成人的他,在暴君的铁腕统治下,被迫进入竞技场为生存而战。心中充满怒火的路奇乌斯,眼见罗马帝国的未来岌岌可危,决心讨回本属于他的权力和荣誉 ,还罗马人民一个辉煌的罗马。
Through a navigative journey of absurd bureaucracy, underground deals, and an increasingly surreal reality, Bahram, an Iranian-Azeri filmmaker, decides to screen his banned film without official permission. But when the long-awaited screening finally begins, he never could have anticipated what happens next.