Aurora Borealis

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Aurora Borealis
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R,1hr 50min
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September 15, 2006
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Liberation Entertainment/Genius Entertainment
Synopsis: Duncan (Joshua Jackson), a depressed twentysomething living in a rundown section of Minneapolis, has just lost another job. He has another source of income, letting his brother use his apartment for extramarital trysts. On a rare visit to his grandparents, Ronald (Donald Sutherland) and Ruth (Louise Fletcher), Duncan meets Kate (Juliette Lewis), Ronald's spirited home health-care worker. Later, when Duncan learns that there's an opening for a handyman in the building, he takes the job. He begins ... Full Synopsis
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Compared to your typical depressive slacker drama, James Burke's Aurora Borealis has a few things in its favor. First, it has a very specific sense of place. The film milks its icy Vikings-obsessed Minneapolis location for all its worth, both visually and thematically. There's also a very strong performance by Donald Sutherland as the main character's Parkinson's-riddled grandfather. Sutherland takes ... Full Review
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Juliette Lewis and Joshua Jackson in "Aurora Borealis"
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