Agora

Starring: Rachel Weisz, Max Minghella

Release Date: 2010
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Synopsis: Set in Roman Egypt in the fourth century A.D., it follows astrologer-philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria, who fights to save the collected wisdom of the ancient world. Her slave Davus (Minghella) is torn between his love for his mistress and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.