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Agora (2009)
Alexandria, Egypt. 391 A.D. The World Changed Forever.
127 minRAdventureDramaHistory
TMDb7.0/101,572 votes
IMDb7.1/1076,043 votes
Rotten Tomatoes55%
Metacritic55/100
A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
Country: Spain
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Awards: 11 wins & 15 nominations total
Box office: $619,423
Cast
Rachel Weisz
Hypatia
Max Minghella
Davus
Oscar Isaac
Orestes
Ashraf Barhom
Ammonius
Michael Lonsdale
Theon
Rupert Evans
Synesius
Homayoun Ershadi
Aspasius
Sami Samir
Cyril
Richard Durden
Olympius
Omar Mostafa
Isidorus
Manuel Cauchi
Theophilus
Oshri Cohen
Medorus
Clint Dyer
Hierax-Parabolano
Yousef Sweid
Pierre
Keywords
Plot:new loveroman empirechristianityphilosophyculthistorical figuresword fightlovedestinyhypatiamisogynypersecutionlibrary of alexandriaatheismpolitical unrestimpossible lovefalse historypower relationsunfulfillmentmaster servant relationshipunfulfilled love
Time:ancient world5th centuryantiquity
Place:egypt
