Alejandro Amenábar Biography

9.7 Agora2009

Genres: Romance, History, Drama, Adventure

Director: Alejandro Amenábar

Artists: Rachel Weisz, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom, Max Minghella

In the 4th century city of Alexandria, under the rule of the pagan Roman Empire, Greek philosopher Hypatia (Rachel Weisz), is a female teacher at the Platonic school, where future leaders are educated. Hypatia is the daughter of Theon (Michael Lonsdale), the director of the Musaeum of Alexandria. Hypatia, her slave Davus (Max Minghella), and her pupils, Orestes (Oscar Isaac) and Synesius (Rupert Evans), are immersed in the changing political and social landscape. She rejects her student Orestes ...