Aurora Borealis: Northern Light
2017 · 104 min · ★ 6.6 · Drama
The Aurora Borealis is a story of family that is rich in twists and turns. It breaks the depths of the relationship between mother and daughter. A successful lawyer in Vienna, Olga is called back to Hungary when her old mother, Mary suddenly falls into a coma. While Mary is floating between life and death, Olga finds a deeply silent secret. The increasingly passionate research leads back to the post-war Europe of the '50s.
Directed by Márta Mészáros · Written by Zoltán Jancsó
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Mari Törőcsik Mária -
Ildikó Tóth Olga -
Antonio de la Torre Antonio -
Franciska Törőcsik young Mária -
Eva-Maria Prosek Edith -
József Wunderlich Ákos -
Jákob Ladányi Róbert - N Nahoko Fort-Nishigami Japanese Business woman
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Hary Prinz Stefan -
Alina Fritsch Sophie
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