In The Home Agora

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4th century A.D. Egypt under the Roman Empire

Violent religious upheaval in the streets of Alexandria spills over into the city’s famous Library. Trapped inside its walls, the brilliant astronomer Hypatia and her disciples fight to save the wisdom of the Ancient World

Among them, the two men competing for her heart: the witty, privileged Orestes and Davus, Hypatia’s young slave, who is torn between his secret love for her and the freedom he knows can be his if he chooses to join the unstoppable surge of the Christians.

Cast
Rachel Weisz
Max Minghella
Oscar Isaac
Michael Lonsdale
Filmmakers
Director: Alejandro Amenábar
Writers: Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo Gil
Producers: Fernando Bovaira, Álvaro Augustin
Accolades
"★★★★ A powerful story of politics, religion, loyalty and love."
Margaret Pomeranz, At the Movies
"An ambitious, cerebral and complex movie... Unlike most toga movies, it doesn't rely on CGI spectacle, but real drama and ideas" - The Guardian
Genre
Drama
Historical