Agora ()
Directed by: Alejandro AmenábarCast list: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella, Oscar Isaac, Ashaf Barhom, Michael Lonsdale
Country: Spain
Year: 2009
Genres: Adventure / Drama / Historical /
Runtime: 126 min.
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Alexandria, 391 AD. Hypatia teaches astronomy, mathematics, and philosophy. Her student Orestes is in love with her, as is Davus, her personal slave. As the city's Christians, led by Ammonius and Cyril, gain political power, the great institutions of learning and governance may not survive. Twenty years later Orestes is the city's prefect and has an uneasy peace with Christians, so that they enforce public morality; first they see the Jews as their obstacle, then nonbelievers. But Hypatia has no interest in faith; she's concerned about the movement of celestial bodies and the brotherhood of all.
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Subjects: English language / Religion / Citizenship (Sixth Form College) / Philosophy and History of Philosophy / Classical culture / History /
Topics: women (and/or violence against women) / culture of peace, violence, political and armed conflicts. / ancient civilizations, archaeology, mythology / biographies, autobiographies / human relations, psychology, sociology / educational world, coeducation, teacher-student relationships / books and writing / politics, political systems /
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