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Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes

2023 · Film · Germany · Directed by Robert Schwentke

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The earth-walled ksar of Aït Benhaddou rising above its riverbed
Filmed here: Aït Benhaddou · Photo: Petar Milošević, CC BY-SA 4.0, Wikimedia Commons

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Seneca – On the Creation of Earthquakes (German: Seneca – Oder: Über die Geburt von Erdbeben) is a 2023 German-Moroccan historical drama dark comedy film directed by Robert Schwentke, starring John Malkovich as Seneca. The film is about the last days of the ancient philosopher Lucius Annaeus Seneca and the beginnings of Emperor Nero's despotic regime in Ancient Rome.

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Sources, checked 2026-11-15
  1. Wikipedia: Category:Films shot in Ouarzazate

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