Review of Agora (2009) by Alecs M — 07 Nov 2016

La empecé a ver y no pude seguir. Era demasiado ver la carrera de Amenábar caer en picada.

This review of Agora (2009) was written by Alecs M on 07 Nov 2016.

Agora has generally received positive reviews.

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