Spartan
King Leonidas (Gerard Butler) and 300 Spartans fight to the last man
against Persian "God-King" Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro) and his army of
more than one million soldiers. As the battle rages, Spartan Queen
Gorgo (Lena Headey) attempts to rally support in Sparta for her
husband. The story is framed by a voice-over narrative by the Spartan
soldier Dilios (David Wenham).
Sin City author Frank Miller's sweeping take on the historic Battle of
Thermopylae comes to the screen courtesy of Dawn of the Dead director
Zack Snyder. Gerard Butler stars as Spartan King Leonidas and Lena
Headey plays Queen Gorgo. The massive army of the Persian Empire is
sweeping across the globe, crushing every force that dares stand in its
path. When a Persian envoy arrives in Sparta offering King Leonidas
power over all of Greece if he will only bow to the will of the all
powerful Xerxes (Rodrigo Santoro), the strong-willed leader assembles a
small army comprised of his empire's best fighters and marches off to
battle. Though they have virtually no hope of defeating Xerxes'
intimidating battalion, Leonidas' men soldier on, intent on letting it
be known they will bow to no man but their king.
Meanwhile, back in Sparta, the loyal Queen Gorgo attempts to convince
both the skeptical council and the devious Theron (Dominic West) to
send more troops despite the fact that many view Leonidas' unsanctioned
war march as a serious transgression. As Xerxes' fearsome "immortals"
draw near, a few noble Greeks vow to assist the Spartans on the
battlefield. When King Leonidas and his 300 Spartan warriors fell to
the overwhelming Persian army at the Battle of Thermopylae, the
fearless actions of the noble fighters inspired all of Greece to stand
up against their Persian enemy and wage the battle that would
ultimately give birth to the modern concept of democracy.
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