Agora (2009)
Agora (2009)
Plot.
Where to Watch.
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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
Clint Dyer
Hierax-Parabolano
Yousef Sweid
Pierre
Amber Rose Revah
Sidonia
Álvaro Augustin
Producer
Charles Thake
Hesiquius
Harry Borg
Prefect Evragius
George Harris
Heladius Dignitary
Sylvester Morand
Dignitary
Jordan Kiziuk
Hypatia's Disciple
Christopher Dingli
Student
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
Alejandro Amenábar
Director / Writer
Mateo Gil
Writer
José Luis Rodríguez
Gaffer
Guy Hendrix Dyas
Production Design
Nacho Ruiz Capillas
Editor
Rocio Sainz Herrero
Art Department Coordinator
Graeme Purdy
Property Master
Ian Tapp
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Carmen Soriano
Script Supervisor
Monica Sallustio
Assistant Art Director
Mike Dowson
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Albert Carreras
Camera Operator
Jason Knox-Johnston
Art Direction
Roberta Federico
Assistant Art Director
Malcolm Roberts
Construction Coordinator
Niv Adiri
Sound Effects Editor
Jina Jay
Casting
Glenn Freemantle
Supervising Sound Editor
Stuart Kearns
Art Direction
Nicolas Becker
Foley
Ben Barker
Sound Effects Editor
Eduardo Díaz
Visual Effects Supervisor
Gabriella Pescucci
Costume Design
Lesley Smith
Makeup Artist
Juanjo Carretero
Digital Intermediate
Xavi Giménez
Director of Photography
Michal Soun
Assistant Art Director
Richard Pryke
Sound Re-Recording Mixer
Josu Inchaustegui
Camera Operator
Tom Sayers
Sound Designer
Nike Alonso
Visual Effects Producer
Félix Bergés
Visual Effects Supervisor
Chris Kitisakkul
Assistant Art Director
Laura Martínez
Assistant Art Director
Andy Kennedy
Sound Effects Editor
Magoga Piñas
CG Supervisor
Matthew Gray
Art Direction
Larry Dias
Set Decoration
Teresa Isasi
Still Photographer
Fernando Bovaira
Producer
Steven Desbrow
Helicopter Camera
Lee Herrick
ADR & Dubbing
Jordi Casares
Stunt Coordinator
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
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This Movie Is About.
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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.