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evidence: Agora -LRB- Agora -RRB- is a 2009 Spanish English-language historical drama film directed by Alejandro Amenabar and written by Amenabar and Mateo Gil .. Alejandro Amenabar. Alejandro Amenabar. Mateo Gil. Mateo Gil. historical drama film. historical drama film. The biopic stars Rachel Weisz as Hypatia , a female mathematician , philosopher and astronomer in late 4th-century Roman Egypt , who investigates the flaws of the geocentric Ptolemaic system and the heliocentric model that challenges it .. Rachel Weisz. Rachel Weisz. biopic. biopic. Hypatia. Hypatia. Roman Egypt. Egypt ( Roman province ). Ptolemaic system. Ptolemaic system. heliocentric. heliocentrism. Surrounded by religious turmoil and social unrest , Hypatia struggles to save the knowledge of classical antiquity from destruction .. Hypatia. Hypatia. classical antiquity. classical antiquity. Max Minghella co-stars as Davus , Hypatia 's father 's slave , and Oscar Isaac as Hypatia 's student , and later prefect of Alexandria , Orestes .. Max Minghella. Max Minghella. Oscar Isaac. Oscar Isaac. Hypatia. Hypatia. Orestes. Orestes ( prefect ). The story uses historical fiction to highlight the relationship between religion and science at the time amidst the decline of Greco-Roman polytheism and the Christianization of the Roman Empire .. historical fiction. historical fiction. relationship between religion and science. relationship between religion and science. decline of Greco-Roman polytheism. decline of Greco-Roman polytheism. Christianization of the Roman Empire. Christianization of the Roman Empire. The title of the film takes its name from the agora , a gathering place in ancient Greece , similar to the Roman forum .. agora. agora. forum. Forum ( Roman ). The film was produced by Fernando Bovaira and shot on the island of Malta from March to June 2008 .. Malta. Malta. Justin Pollard , co-author of The Rise and Fall of Alexandria -LRB- 2007 -RRB- , was the historical adviser for the film .. Justin Pollard. Justin Pollard. Agora was screened out of competition at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival in May , and opened in Spain on October 9 , 2009 becoming the highest-grossing film of the year for that country .. 2009 Cannes Film Festival. 2009 Cannes Film Festival. Although the film had difficulty finding distribution , it was released country by country throughout late 2009 and early 2010 .. The film received a 53 % overall approval rating from Rotten Tomatoes and seven Goya Awards in Spain , including Best Original Screenplay .. Rotten Tomatoes. Rotten Tomatoes. Goya Awards. Goya Awards. It was awarded the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize at the Hamptons International Film Festival .. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize. Alfred P. Sloan Foundation Feature Film Prize. Hamptons International Film Festival. Hamptons International Film Festival