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Néro the Assassin (2025)
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Original name: Néro
Genre: Action, Adventure, Drama, History
Country: France
Duration: 50 min.
TV show
Story:
1504, France. On the run from enemies, an assassin discovers his long-lost daughter, forcing him to choose between saving himself or her — and the world.
Style:
tense, suspenseful, emotional, grim, period piece, period drama, tragic
Plot:
assassin, father daughter relationship, rescue mission, violence, political intrigue, renaissance, power struggle, redemption, moral dilemma, anti hero, survival, betrayal, conspiracy, nobleman, mature, ruse, on the run, secret past, dark past, revenge, hitman, swordplay, horse, sword, animal ...
Time:
16th century, 1500s
Place:
france, south of france, southern france
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Duration: 90 min.
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Audience:
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Plot:
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Place:
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Plot:
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Style:
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