The Aura

– In neo-noir fashion El Aura narrates in the first person the hallucinating voyage of Espinoza, a qui..

Type:
Movie
Rating:
7.20 / 10
Duration:
2 Hours and 14 Minutes
Release Year:
2005
Original Name:
El Aura
The Aura (2005) - Also known as El Aura

In neo-noir fashion El Aura narrates in the first person the hallucinating voyage of Espinoza, a quiet, cynical taxidermist, who suffers epilepsy attacks, and is obsessed with committing the perfect crime.

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The Aura (2005) - Trailer

Release Date:

15 Sep 2005

Language:

Spanish

MPAA Content-Rating:
Not Rated

Director:

Fabián Bielinsky

Writer:

Fabián Bielinsky, Pablo De Santis (collaborating writer)

Main Actors:

Ricardo Darín, Dolores Fonzi, Pablo Cedrón, Nahuel Pérez Biscayart

Plot:

In Buenos Aires, the epileptic taxidermist Esteban Espinosa is a painstaking man that likes to plot the perfect heist. When his wife leaves him, he accepts the invitation of his friend Sontag to hunt in a forest. They rent a cabin owned by Diana Dietrich and her husband Carlos Dietrich but soon they have an argument and Sontag returns to Buenos Aires. Esteban stays alone and while hunting a deer, he accidentally kills Dietrich near a shed. Esteban opens the shed and finds a plan for the heist of an armored truck. When he returns to the cabin, he stumbles with the criminals Sosa and Montero that are seeking out Dietrich. Now Esteban has the chance to execute the perfect crime he has dreamt on.

Awards:

11 wins & 7 nominations.

Production:

IFC First Take

Ratings:
Internet Movie Database:
7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes:
87%
Metacritic:
78%