Aurora (2006 film)
| Aurora | |
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 Film poster | |
| Directed by | Oksana Bairak |
| Written by | Pyotr Gladilin |
| Starring |
Anastasiya Zyurkalova Dmytro Kharatyan Eric Roberts Anastasiya Meskova Viktor Stepanov |
| Music by | Valeriy Tyshler |
| Cinematography | Vitaliy Konevtsov |
| Distributed by |
IntVestDistibution Studio Bairak |
Release dates |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
| Language | Russian, Ukrainian |
Aurora is a Ukrainian 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 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
The lead role was played by a Nastya Zyurkalova, a fifteen-year-old actress from Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. The international cast included Dmytro Kharatyan, from Russia, and Eric Roberts, from the United States.
Awards
The film was nominated as Ukraine's entry for an Oscar as Best foreign language film.
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, giving her exercise a dramatic quality that was applauded by spectators of the sport.