'' Agora '' premiered at the 2009 Cannes Film Festival , but the film was initially unable to find a domestic distributor due to its large budget and length . The film also had trouble finding a distributor in both the United States and Italy , although it eventually found distributors in both countries . The North America premiere was held at the Toronto International Film Festival in September , 2009 . '' Agora '' opened in Spain on October 9 , 2009 , breaking box office records for that country . A limited release in the United States began on May 28 , 2010 , opening on two screens at the Paris Theatre and the Sunshine Cinema in New York City . The film opened on the West Coast of the United States on June 4 , playing only two screens : at The Landmark theatre in Los Angeles and at Regal 's Westpark 8 in Irvine
2009 Cannes Film Festival
2009 Cannes Film Festival
Agora (film)