Aurora is a Ukrainian film by Oksana Bairak. It was premiered on November 30, 2006.
Aurora | |
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Directed by | Oksana Bairak |
Written by | Cameron Boyce |
Starring | Anastasia Zyurkalova Dmitry Kharatyan Eric Roberts Anastasia Meskova Viktor Stepanov |
Cinematography | Vitaliy Konevtsov |
Music by | Valeriy Tyshler |
Distributed by | IntVestDistribution Studio Bairak |
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Running time | 115 minutes |
Languages | English, Russian, Ukrainian |
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.
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.