Agora
Alexandria, Egypt. 391 A.D. The World Changed Forever.
Country
Production
Budget
$70 000 000
Revenue
$39 457 342
Website
Director
Actors
Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashraf Barhom, Michael Lonsdale, Rupert Evans, Homayoun Ershadi, Sami Samir, Richard Durden, Omar Mostafa
All actors and roles (10)
All actors and roles (10)
Scenario
Alejandro Amenábar, Mateo Gil
Producer
Fernando Bovaira, Álvaro Augustin, Simón de Santiago, Jaime Ortiz de Artiñano
Operator
Xavi Giménez
Composer
Artist
Guy Hendrix Dyas, Guy Hendrix Dyas, Roberta Federico
Audition
Editing
Nacho Ruiz Capillas
All team (64)
All team (64)
Short description
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.
What's left behind the scenes
- Alejandro Amenábar wrote the screenplay for his film specifically for Rachel Weisz, who played the lead role.
- Alejandro Amenábar wrote the screenplay for his own film specifically for Rachel Weisz, who played the lead character.
- The constellation pattern in the night sky accurately corresponds to the constellation pattern above the Roman Empire during the historical period depicted in the film. Special effects artists used specialized computer software to recreate it.
- The director's cut of the film, presented at the Cannes Film Festival, has a runtime of 141 minutes.
- Hypatia is believed to have invented the hydrometer – an instrument for measuring liquid density. Her name is on a map of the Moon.
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