公元4世纪,罗马帝国日渐衰落,在亚历山大港,多神教的智者希帕提娅(蕾切尔·薇姿 Rachel Weisz 饰)为弟子们授课。奥利斯蒂斯(奥斯卡·伊撒克 Oscar Isaac 饰)对她频频示爱,甚至在剧院大胆表白;奴隶达乌斯(麦克思·明格拉 Max Minghella 饰)也对她颇有好感,但因身份卑微无法启口。与此同时,基督教徒宣扬的自由,让达乌斯的信仰开始动…
It takes him suddenly at 40 years: Frédéric wants a baby, Claire never wanted one and they agreed on that. He commits the unforgivable and makes a child behind her back. Claire turns into a whale and Frédéric becomes a doting father.