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
Rachel Weisz
Hypatia
Max Minghella
Davus
Oscar Isaac
Orestes
Ashraf Barhom
Ammonius
Michael Lonsdale
Theon
Rupert Evans
Synesius
Homayoun Ershadi
Aspasius
Sami Samir
Cyril
Richard Durden
Olympius
Omar Mostafa
Isidorus
Manuel Cauchi
Theophilus
Oshri Cohen
Medorus
Clint Dyer
Hierax-Parabolano
Yousef Sweid
Pierre
Amber Rose Revah
Sidonia
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.
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