

A historical drama set in Roman Egypt, concerning philosopher Hypatia of Alexandria and her relationship with her slave Davus, who is torn between his love for her and the possibility of gaining his freedom by joining the rising tide of Christianity.
Production
Recreated Alexandria so gorgeous you'll mourn its destruction personally.
Acting
Weisz makes astrophysics sexy and martyrdom devastating.
Direction
Amenábar turns mob violence into operatic nightmare fuel.

Director
Alejandro Amenábar
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
The Catholic Church condemned this film for depicting Christians as violent fanatics, conveniently ignoring that the historical destruction of the Library of Alexandria is still debated among scholars.
Amenábar invented the 'heliocentric epiphany' scene — Hypatia likely never discovered Earth's orbit, but the film weaponizes this anachronism to make her murder feel even more catastrophic for human progress.