Agora (2009)
Agora (2009)
Plot.
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This Movie Is About.
Cast & Crew.
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
Alejandro Amenábar
Director
Clint Dyer
Hierax-Parabolano
Yousef Sweid
Pierre
Mateo Gil
Writer
Amber Rose Revah
Sidonia
Álvaro Augustin
Producer
Charles Thake
Hesiquius
Fernando Bovaira
Producer
Harry Borg
Prefect Evragius
Dario Marianelli
Composer
Xavi Giménez
Cinematographer
George Harris
Heladius Dignitary
Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Editor
Sylvester Morand
Dignitary
Jina Jay
CastingDirector
Jordan Kiziuk
Hypatia's Disciple
Christopher Dingli
Student
Guy Hendrix Dyas
ProductionDesigner
Joseph Camilleri
Parabolano
Charles Sammut
Philosopher
Alan Meadows
Rabbi
Paul Portelli
Troublemaker
Alan Paris
Bodyguard
John Montanaro
Bodyguard
Malcolm Ellul
Bodyguard
Ray Mangion
Crier via Canopica
Mary Rose Bonello
Old Jewish Woman
André Agius
Child
Frederick Testa
Christian
Pierre Stafrace
Deacon
Clare Agius
Frightened Hellenic Woman
Wesley Ellul
Guard
Nikovich Sammut
Roman Officer
Philip Mizzi
Surgeon
John Suda
Customer
Angele Galea
Charition
Malcolm Galea
Charition's Brother
Paul Celia
Indian King
Edward Caruana Galizia
Student (uncredited)
Guilherme de Franco
Roman Officer (uncredited)
Robert Ricards
Roman Officer
Matthew Gray
Art Direction
Carmen Soriano
Script Supervisor
Richard Pryke
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Glenn Freemantle
Supervising Sound Editor
Jordi Casares
Stunt Coordinator
Monica Sallustio
Assistant Art Director
Nicolas Becker
Foley
Félix Bergés
Visual Effects Supervisor
Óscar Faura
Second Unit Cinematographer
Stuart Kearns
Art Direction
Lesley Smith
Makeup Artist
Ben Barker
Sound Effects Editor
Eduardo Díaz
Visual Effects Supervisor
Steven Desbrow
Helicopter Camera
Chris Kitisakkul
Assistant Art Director
Michal Soun
Assistant Art Director
Mike Dowson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Ian Tapp
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Mark Sansone
Location Manager
Rocio Sainz Herrero
Art Department Coordinator
Niv Adiri
Sound Effects Editor
Gabriella Pescucci
Costume Design
Tom Sayers
Sound Designer
Albert Carreras
Camera Operator
Christian Mallia
Transportation Coordinator
Malcolm Roberts
Construction Coordinator
Juanjo Carretero
Digital Intermediate
Media.
Details.
Release DateMay 17, 2009
StatusReleased
Running Time2h 7m
Content RatingPG-13
Budget$70,000,000
Box Office$39,457,342
Filming LocationsMalta
Genres
Wiki.
Agora (Spanish: Ágora) is a 2009 English-language Spanish historical drama film directed by Alejandro Amenábar and written by Amenábar and Mateo Gil. The biopic stars Rachel Weisz as Hypatia, a mathematician, philosopher and astronomer in late 4th-century Roman Egypt, who investigates the flaws of the geocentric Ptolemaic system and the heliocentric model that challenges it. Surrounded by religious turmoil and social unrest, Hypatia struggles to save the knowledge of classical antiquity from destruction. Max Minghella co-stars as Davus, Hypatia's father's slave, and Oscar Isaac as Hypatia's student, and later prefect of Alexandria, Orestes.
The story uses historical fiction to highlight the relationship between religion and science at the time amidst the decline of Greco-Roman polytheism and the Christianization of Egypt, Lebanon and the Middle East. The title of the film takes its name from the agora, a public gathering place in ancient Greece, similar to the Roman forum. The film was produced by Fernando Bovaira and shot on the island of Malta from March to June 2008. Justin Pollard, co-author of The Rise and Fall of Alexandria (2007), was the historical adviser for the film.
Agora was screened out of competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival in May, and opened in Spain on 9 October 2009 becoming the highest-grossing film of the year for that country. Although the film had difficulty finding distribution, it was released country by country throughout late 2009 and early 2010. The film received a 53% overall approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes and seven Goya Awards in Spain, including Best Original Screenplay. It was awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival.