Aurora Borealis: Northern Light

Oct 19, 2017

1h 44m

★ 6.7

Overview

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.

Genres

Drama

Production Companies

Nordic Productions

Filmteam Kft.

Aurora Borealis: Northern Light Trailers

Cast

Mária

Mari Törőcsik

Olga

Ildikó Tóth

Antonio

Antonio de la Torre

young Mária

Franciska Törőcsik

Edith

Eva-Maria Prosek

Ákos

József Wunderlich

Róbert

Jákob Ladányi

Japanese Business woman

Nahoko Fort-Nishigami

Hans

Christoph Kail

Stefan

Hary Prinz

Sophie

Alina Fritsch

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