Aurora

A slow, dreamlike documentary that drifts between memory and loss, asking for patience and returning a haunting, sorrowful beauty.

Directed by

João Vieira Torres

Genres

Documentary

Overview

In the wake of a dream, João Vieira Torres sets off to find the children that his grandmother Aurora, a midwife, helped deliver. Through encounters with the living and the dead, he uncovers tragic destinies which reflect a structural history of violence against women. A curse dispelled by the means of cinema, resulting in a film of exceptionally rare beauty.

How it feels

Melancholic, dark, earnest and eerie. Slow-burning and demanding.

About

Memory, death, violence, gender

Content

Mild violence and language. No gore or sexual content.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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