Alone and angry, he swears vengeance and offers his services to Aufidius.

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Caius Martius (Fiennes) returns triumphant from vanquishing archenemy Tullus Aufidius (Gerard Butler) and the Volsces from their stronghold, Corioles, and takes on the name of this, his most famous victory.

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Banished after a clash with the people's tribunes and a fickle mob, Coriolanus defects to the enemy camp, to his guerrilla rival, Aufidius, whom he admires, and prepares to sack Rome.

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