Aurora (2014 film)
# Aurora (2014 film)

Aurora is a Chilean film written and directed by Rodrigo Sepúlveda. The film was shot in Chile and released in 2014.

## Plot

The film is set in the town of Ventanas in the Valparaíso Region of Chile. Sofia (Amparo Noguera) is a local teacher going through the process of adopting a child when she reads in the news about a dead baby found in the local dump. Sofia becomes obsessed with the fate of the dead girl who she called "Aurora". The baby has no legal right to have a name or be buried, so Sofia initiates a legal process that becomes an intimate journey of personal transformation, with devastating consequences on her life.

The film is based on the life of Bernarda Gallardo.

## Cast

* Amparo Noguera as Sofía
* Luis Gnecco
* Jaime Vadell - Judge Águila
* Francisco Pérez-Bannen - Dr Schultz
* Mariana Loyola
* Patricia Rivadeneira
* María José Siebald
* Daniela Ramírez

## Awards

* Best Film, International Competition Santiago International Film Festival,

## Release dates

* USA, 2014 Miami International Film Festival)
* South Korea, 5 October 2014 (Busan International Film Festival)
* Chile, 2014 Santiago International Film Festival (Santiago Festival Internacional de Cine) or SANFIC.
