Aurora (2006 film)

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Aurora
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Directed byOksana Bairak
Written byCameron Boyce
Starring Anastasia Zyurkalova
Dmitry Kharatyan
Eric Roberts
Anastasia Meskova
Viktor Stepanov
CinematographyVitaliy Konevtsov
Music byValeriy Tyshler
Distributed byIntVestDistribution
Studio Bairak
Release date
  • 2006 (2006)
Running time
115 minutes
LanguagesEnglish, Russian, Ukrainian

Aurora is a Ukrainian film by Oksana Bairak. It was premiered on November 30, 2006.

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Plot

The film is about a little girl named Aurora who suffered as a result of the Chernobyl disaster of 1986. Aurora is taken to the United States where she is supposed to get surgery. She meets a man with a ruined life and helps him become a refined character.

Cast

Awards

The film was nominated as Ukraine's entry for an Oscar as Best Foreign Language Film. [1]

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.

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References

  1. "AnNews.ru - Агентство национальных новостей, Тиц2300 - DomenForum.net". Archived from the original on 2011-07-19.