Aurora (2010 film)

Aurora is a 2010 Romanian film written and directed by Cristi Puiu, 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 Puius planned suite Six Stories from the Outskirts of Bucharest, the first being The Death of Mr. Lazarescu from 2005. It was screened in the Un Certain Regard section at the 2010 Cannes Film Festival.

Production was led by the Romanian company Mandragora, and coproduced by Frances Socit Franaise de Coproduction, Switzerlands Bord Cadre Films and Germanys Essential Filmproduktion. The total production budget wasmillion Euro, including 380,000 Euro from the Romanian National Center of Cinematography and 250,000 Euro from Eurimages. 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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