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The Aura

Play trailer Poster for The Aura 2005,  2h 14m,  Crime/ Drama/ Mystery & Thriller Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist 88% 48 Reviews Tomatometer 76% 5,000+ Ratings Popcornmeter
88% Tomatometer 48 Reviews 76% Popcornmeter 5,000+ Ratings
Shy taxidermist Espinosa (Ricardo Darín), who has epilepsy, dreams of committing the perfect crime. He unexpectedly gets the chance when he accidentally kills a shady character during a hunting trip. The victim had planned to rob an armored car carrying casino profits, and Espinosa takes over the scheme. But his lack of criminal experience and his illness put his life in real danger.
The Aura

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Critics Consensus

The Aura is a highly original and cerebral thriller that maintains its suspense from start to finish.

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Geoffrey O'Brien Film Comment Magazine Nov 19, 2013
If less neatly realized than Nine Queens, The Aura is the more ambitious film. It is all the more haunting for suggesting narrative possibilities that Bielinsky was just beginning to explore. Go to Full Review
Geoff Pevere Toronto Star Mar 9, 2007
2/4
A fuzzy attempt at significance that seems as aimlessly lost in the woods as its heist-plotting characters. Go to Full Review
Marrit Ingman Austin Chronicle Feb 3, 2007
4/5
Visually, the film is almost perfect, with a weird, expressionistic sensibility considerably more sophisticated than the low-fi street shooting of Nine Queens, while the imaginative piano score trickles between pastoral harmony and primal discord. Go to Full Review
Kathy Fennessy Seattle Film Blog Dec 24, 2025
3.5/4
El Aura starts out as a two-hander, like Nine Queens, but soon segues into something darker and altogether stranger. On the one hand, it's more ambitious. On the other, it's more difficult. Go to Full Review
Diego Batlle Otroscines.com Nov 15, 2023
5/5
[Bielinsky] once again hits the bull's eye with his precise handling of suspense. [Full review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
Ken Eisner Georgia Straight Jul 6, 2010
This sounds like it has the makings of a first-rate crime thriller, and it is, but the writer-director's aim is closer to that of a more playful Andrei Tarkovsky. Go to Full Review
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Finn R Sep 11, 2018 Loose, uneven and with too many elements and symbolism that don't quite gel in the end, this Argentinian heist thriller is more efficient and intriguing when focusing on its plot than on Darín's character, who in the end remains a strange puzzle with creepy motivations. See more
Theodore L Jan 26, 2017 The last movie made by Fabian Bielinsky with Rircado Darin.
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Fabián Bielinsky

Director

Ricardo Darín

Espinosa

Dolores Fonzi

Diana Dietrich

Pablo Cedrón

Sosa

Jorge D'Elía

Urien

Alejandro Awada

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Movie Info

Synopsis Shy taxidermist Espinosa (Ricardo Darín), who has epilepsy, dreams of committing the perfect crime. He unexpectedly gets the chance when he accidentally kills a shady character during a hunting trip. The victim had planned to rob an armored car carrying casino profits, and Espinosa takes over the scheme. But his lack of criminal experience and his illness put his life in real danger.
Director
Fabián Bielinsky
Screenwriter
Fabián Bielinsky
Production Co
Patagonik Film Group, Canal+ España, Aura Films, Tornasol Films S.A.
Genre
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
Original Language
Spanish
Rerelease Date (Theaters)
Nov 15, 2006
Release Date (Streaming)
May 23, 2017
Box Office (Gross USA)
$56.1K
Runtime
2h 14m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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