Agora
Agora
“ Alexandria, Egypt. 391 A.D. The World Changed Forever. ”
CINEMA2009-05-17
DIGITAL2010-08-05
RegionES / US
Runtime127 MIN
Media TypeMovie
PRODUCTION COMPANIES
Nexus Editorial Perspective Nexus Original
“Rachel Weisz portrays Hypatia fighting to preserve classical science and human reason against rising religious extremism.”
Storyline
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.
DIRECTOR / Director
Alejandro Amenábar
KEYWORDS
egyptnew loveroman empirechristianityphilosophyculthistorical figuresword fightloveancient worlddestinyhypatiamisogynypersecutionlibrary of alexandriaatheismpolitical unrestimpossible lovefalse historypower relationsunfulfillmentmaster servant relationshipunfulfilled love5th centuryantiquity
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