
Sweet Virginia(2017)
A former rodeo star, now a motel manager, meets a young man who is responsible for the violence that suddenly has seized his small town.



Ricardo Darín
Esteban Espinosa

Dolores Fonzi
Diana

Pablo Cedrón
Sosa

Nahuel Pérez Biscayart
Julio

Jorge D'Elía
Uriel

Alejandro Awada
Sontag

Rafa Castejón
Vega
Manuel Rodal
Carlos Dietrich

Walter Reyno
Montero
Alejandro Gancé
The Aura is a drama, thriller film released in 2005 exploring themes of robbery, casino, epilepsy, patagonia, argentina, heist, taxidermy. Directed by Fabián Bielinsky, it stars Ricardo Darín, Dolores Fonzi, Pablo Cedrón. A quiet, epileptic taxidermist plans the perfect crime. All he needs is the right opportunity. An accident, perhaps…
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