MAURITIUS

MAURITIUS

Feature · Historical · 110 pages
Status: Spec
The epic true story of Black Roman soldier and saint, Mauritius, who carried the Spear of Destiny, and his rise from legionnaire to general alongside emperors Diocletian and Maximian in 3rd century Rome, their betrayal of Mauritius and his ultimate sacrifice for peace.
Written by Philippe Benoit
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Accolade Highlights
Top 100, Launch Pad Feature Competition 2024
Quarterfinalist, ScreenCraft True Story & Public Domain Competition 2025

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Philippe Benoit
Growing up without a television, Philippe was far too entranced by the silver screen and ultimately made his way to UCLA and worked in the literary departments of Fox Searchlight, DreamWorks SKG, Silver Pictures, Regency Productions, ICM and Paradigm. His project MAURITIUS was a PARAMOUNT+ series until the Skydance merger and the feature vers...
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2024 Francis Ford Coppola AMERICAN ZOETROPE top 20 Semi-Finalist