Movie
Agora
Overview
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.
Details
- Release date
- 2009-05-17
- Runtime
- 127 min
- Genres
- Adventure, Drama, History
- Status
- Released
- Production
- Mod Producciones, Himenóptero, Telecinco Cinema
- Country
- Spain
- Original language
- EN
Cast
- Rachel Weisz as Hypatia
- Max Minghella as Davus
- Oscar Isaac as Orestes
- Ashraf Barhom as Ammonius
- Michael Lonsdale as Theon
- Rupert Evans as Synesius
- Homayoun Ershadi as Aspasius
- Sami Samir as Cyril
- Richard Durden as Olympius
- Omar Mostafa as Isidorus
- Manuel Cauchi as Theophilus
- Oshri Cohen as Medorus
Crew
- Alejandro Amenábar - Director
- Mateo Gil - Writer
- Alejandro Amenábar - Writer
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