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Aurora

2018

Over a single day at a faded Soviet-era sanatorium on the shore of Lake Issyk-Kul, a cross-section of Kyrgyz society passes through its halls, and the crumbling resort becomes a mirror of the whole country. A satirical ensemble drama.

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