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Puiu has won the Un Certain Regard award in 2005 for „The Death of Mr. Lazarescu”.
„Aurora” tells the story of Gigi Marinescu (played by Cristi Puiu), a police chief, married and with a nine-year-old daughter, who takes on a mistress ten years his junior. Marinescu is eventually overwhelmed by his double life and, working on a homicide case, he finds similarities between his life and that of the victim.
„Aurora” will be screened in the Un Certain Regard section, together with „Angelica” by 102-year-old director Manuel de Oliveira and „Les Amours Imaginaires” by Xavier Dolan.
Director Claire Denis heads the jury for Un Certain Regard.