Russell Crowe Remembers Shooting ‘Gladiator’ at Mediterrane Film Festival’s Festive Awards Ceremony: ‘In Malta I Became a Man’

Russell Crowe Remembers Shooting ‘Gladiator’ at Mediterrane Film Festival’s Festive Awards Ceremony: ‘In Malta I Became a Man’

Russell Crowe made a surprise appearance at the Mediterrane Film Festival’s Golden Bee Awards on Sunday night, returning to the island where he shot “Gladiator” more than two decades ago. “If you want to know what I love about Malta, it’s everything,” said Crowe, who was given the Malta Film Legend Award. “26 years ago, in a funny way, I became a man in Malta,” he said, “For whatever films I had done before then, nothing had the majesty, ambit…