Review of Agora (2009) by Zbynek J — 15 Jun 2010

HistorickÃ© drama ÃºdajnÄ? dle skuteÄ?nosti v hlavnÃ roli se skvÄ?lou Rachel Weisz s velkolepÃ½mi scÃ©nami ze starovÄ?kkÃ©ho Egypta. Na velkÃ©m plÃ¡tnÄ? to nebude mÃt chybu...Ä?eskÃ¡ kina vysÃlajÃ od 22.7.

This review of Agora (2009) was written by Zbynek J on 15 Jun 2010.

Agora has generally received positive reviews.

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