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Aurora

2011 · 186 min

A slow, immersive descent into a quiet man's violent unraveling, told with unblinking realism and long, patient takes.

Overview
A taciturn Romanian divorcee acquires a hunting rifle and initiates a killing spree.

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  • Klassiki
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How it feels

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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
demanding, 4 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • obsession
  • isolation
  • crime
  • grief
Places
  • big city
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
  • serialised
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror3
Humour1
Realism9
Romance0
Tension7
Darkness9
Complexity7
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Cristi Puiu
Written by
Cristi Puiu
Starring
Cristi Puiu, Clara Vodă, Ileana Puiu, Valeria Seciu, Valentin Popescu, Simona Popescu, Gheorghe Ifrim, Iulian Puiu
Cinematography
Viorel Sergovici
Runtime
186 min
Country
France, Germany, Romania, Switzerland
Languages
Romanian

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