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The Aura
2005
· Movie
· 134 min
B
MEANRANK
72/100
Every rating
54–88
out of 100
Split
Lowest is AlloCiné on 54, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 88. Critics average 83, everyone else 69.
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Details
- Director
- Fabián Bielinsky
- Writers
- Fabián Bielinsky, Pablo De Santis
- Released
- 15 September 2005
- Country
- Argentina, France, Spain
- Language
- Spanish
- Runtime
- 134 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 15 wins, 8 nominations
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Cast
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Awards & nominations
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| Sundance Film Festival 2006 | World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic | The Aura | Nominee |
| Cartagena Film Festival 2006 | Best Director | Fabián Bielinsky | Winner |
| Silver Condor Awards 2006 | Best Film | The Aura | Winner |
| Silver Condor Awards 2006 | Best Director | Fabián Bielinsky | Winner |
| Silver Condor Awards 2006 | Best Original Screenplay | Fabián Bielinsky | Winner |
| Silver Condor Awards 2006 | Best Actor | Ricardo Darín | Winner |
| Silver Condor Awards 2006 | Best Supporting Actor | Pablo Cedrón | Nominee |
| Silver Condor Awards 2006 | Best Cinematography | Checo Varesse | Winner |
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Sundance Film Festival
1 nomination
| World Cinema Jury Prize: Dramatic | The Aura | Nominee |
Clarín Awards
9 nominations, 7 won
| Best Actor | Ricardo Darín | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Checco Varese | Winner |
| Best Director | Fabián Bielinsky | Winner |
| Best Film | The Aura | Winner |
| Best Male Newcomer | Nahuel Pérez Biscayart | Winner |
| Best Music | Lucio Godoy | Winner |
| Best Supporting Actor | Alejandro Awada | Winner |
| Best Screenplay | Fabián Bielinsky | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Pablo Cedrón | Nominee |
Silver Condor Awards
10 nominations, 6 won
| Best Actor | Ricardo Darín | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Checo Varesse | Winner |
| Best Director | Fabián Bielinsky | Winner |
| Best Film | The Aura | Winner |
| Best Original Screenplay | Fabián Bielinsky | Winner |
| Best Sound | Carlos Abbate and José Luis Díaz | Winner |
| Best Art Direction | Mercedes Alfonsín | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Alejandro Carrillo Penovi and Fernando Pardo | Nominee |
| Best Music | Lucio Godoy | Nominee |
| Best Supporting Actor | Pablo Cedrón | Nominee |
Cartagena Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Director | Fabián Bielinsky | Winner |
Havana Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| FIPRESCI Award | Fabián Bielinsky | Winner |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Golden Shell | The Aura | Nominee |