Review of Agora (2009) by Emily L — 07 Sep 2011

I kept on hoping there'd be a great escape at the end, but it didn't happen. broke my heart!

This review of Agora (2009) was written by Emily L on 07 Sep 2011.

Agora has generally received positive reviews.

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