''Aurora'' is a
Ukrainian
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* Something relating to Ukrainians, an East Slavic people from Eastern Europe
* Something relating to demographics of Ukraine in terms of demography and population of Ukraine
* So ...
film by
Oksana Bairak. It was premiered on November 30, 2006.
Plot
The film is about a little girl named Aurora who suffered as a result of the
Chernobyl disaster
The Chernobyl disaster was a nuclear accident that occurred on 26 April 1986 at the No. 4 reactor in the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant, near the city of Pripyat in the north of the Ukrainian SSR in the Soviet Union. It is one of only two nuc ...
of 1986. Aurora is taken to the
United States
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where she is supposed to get surgery. She meets a man with a ruined life and helps him become a refined character.
Cast
* Nastya Zyurkalova as Aurora
*
Dmitry Kharatyan
Dmitry Vadimovich Kharatyan (born 21 January 1960) is a Soviet and Russian actor of Armenian descent, People's Artist of Russia.
Was born in Olmaliq, Uzbek SSR on 21 January 1960. His debut as an actor came in Vladimir Menshov's ''Practical Jok ...
as Nik Astakhov
*
Eric Roberts
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as Mr. Brown
* Anastasiya Meskova as Margo
* Anastasiya Bunina as Natalya
* Varvara Filipchuk
* Vlad Gerasimov
* Vladimir Goryanskiy
* Yekaterina Kachan
* Sergey Malyuga
* Oleg Maslennikov
* Irina Pogulyay
* Natalya Natalushko
* Stanislava Khomenko
* Dima Martimyanov
* Alla Maslennikova
* Yelena Petrashko
* Larisa Pretorius
Awards
The film was nominated as Ukraine's entry for an
Oscar as
Best Foreign Language Film
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Best Actor/Best Actress
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.
In 2007 and 2008, the main music theme of the movie, also called ''Aurora'', was used by the Ukrainian rhythmic gymnast
Anna Bessonova for her hoop routine, which was applauded well.
See also
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References
External links
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Avrora Trailer
English-language Ukrainian films
2006 films
Ukrainian drama films
2006 drama films
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