Rating: R
Genre:
Drama
Theatrical Release: 09/15/2006(USA
Release Date: 04/03/2007
Dubbed: English
Sound: DD5.1/2
Run Time: 110 Minutes
Distributor/Studio: Liberation Entertainment/Genius Entertainment
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 to spend more time with his grandparents, hanging out with
Ronald, who, among his many health problems, suffers from Parkinson's disease. He also has occasion to see
Kate, and the two cautiously begin a romantic relationship.
Kate is "one of those people," as
Duncan puts it, who moved to Minneapolis because of
the Replacements. Unlike
Duncan, who has never left Minneapolis,
Kate has never stayed in any one place for too long. She's anxious to get out and explore the world, while
Duncan seems immobilized. Yet they connect, if only for a time. As
Duncan reconnects with his grandparents and grows more intimate with
Kate, he begins to deal with his grief over the sudden death of his father. Meanwhile, with his health deteriorating,
Ronald begins to think of ending his life, and turns to his grandson for help.
Aurora Borealis was directed by
James Burke from an original screenplay by
Brent Boyd. The film had its world premiere at the
2005 Tribeca Film Festival.
~ Josh Ralske, All Movie Guide
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