Review of Agora (2009) by Kellygaudreau — 08 Oct 2020

The movie is very complex and Rachel Weisz is outstanding. I find this is a perfect movie given the state our world is in right now. Science versus ideology.

This review of Agora (2009) was written by Kellygaudreau on 08 Oct 2020.

Agora has generally received positive reviews.

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