Zuzana Šajgalíková

The film takes place during one January night in Modra in 1856. The main character is the mysterious Samuel Hronský (Robert Roth), a character created by the filmmakers. Hronský comes to Modra to attend Štúr's funeral. He cannot understand why his friend died so unexpectedly. He decides to find out if someone took him from this world. In addition to a lot of unexpected information, Hronský manages to discover during one freezing night that...

The meeting of the most bloodthirsty emperor Nero and the Stoic philosopher Seneca during one hot night in the Roman arena. The long conversation, which is really just a deliberate delay of Seneca's execution, results in a tense polemic about man's relationship to God, to power, and to the other man.