''Aurora'' is a 2010 Romanian film written and directed by

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, who also plays the main character. Producer Anca Puiu has described the plot as a "crime story from a new perspective." It is the second installment in Puiu's planned suite "Six Stories from the Outskirts of Bucharest", the first being ''

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'' from 2005. It was screened in the

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section at the

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Cast

as Viorel *

Clara Vodă Clara Vodă (born 8 March 1970) is a Romanian actress. She appeared in more than twenty films since 1995. Selected filmography References External links * * {{DEFAULTSORT:Voda, Clara 1970 births Living people People from Constanța ...

as Gina * Valeria Seciu as Pusa * Gelu Colceag as Mr. Livinski *

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as Mioara Avram * Gigi Ifrim as neighbour * Lucian Ifrim * Carmela Culda * Ileana Puiu as Olguța *

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as Mrs. Livinski

Synopsis

The main character, Viorel, is divorced. He does not handle the divorce very well. In a car park, he murders the notary that represented his former wife, along with the woman who happens to be with the notary. He then murders his former in-laws. At the end, he turns himself in to the police, confessing to the murders. The film follows him as he prepares for the murders, buying the illegally made firing pins, taking a shower while pushing two fingers in his anus and purchasing a shotgun.

Production

Production was led by the Romanian company Mandragora, and co-produced by France's Société Française de Coproduction, Switzerland's Bord Cadre Films and Germany's Essential Filmproduktion. The total production budget was 2 million

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, including 380,000 Euro from the Romanian National Center of Cinematography and 250,000 Euro from

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. Puiu spent five months searching for an appropriate lead actor before deciding to cast himself. Since the role involved several driving scenes he had to get a driving licence before filming could begin. Filming took place between February and May 2009.

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* * {{DEFAULTSORT:Aurora 2010 films Romanian drama films 2010s Romanian-language films Films directed by Cristi Puiu Films set in Bucharest Films about divorce

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