Aro Tolbukhin in the Mind of a Killer (2002)
"Aro Tolbukhin - En la mente del asesino" (original title)

Aro Tolbukhin is a hungarian inmigrant that sets fire to seven people in an infirmary in a Mission in Guatemala, the movie traces back to see what made him do it, from his arrival in Guatemala to his childhood in Hungary.

Directors:

Isaac-Pierre Racine, Agustí Villaronga,

Writers:

Isaac-Pierre Racine, Agustí Villaronga,

Stars:

Daniel Giménez Cacho, Carmen Beato, Zóltán Józan

7 wins & 8 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Daniel Giménez Cacho	...	Adult Aro
Carmen Beato	...	Sister Carmen
Zóltán Józan	...	Teenage Aro
Mariona Castillo	...	Teenage Selma
Aram González	...	Young Aro
Eva Fortea	...	Young Selma
Jesús Ramos	...	Father
Pepa Charro	...	Dada
Xhévdete Bajraj
Margarita Farran
Ángeles Cruz
Ofelia Mex
Lynn Fainchtein
Rafael Cortes
Margarita Kenéfic

Storyline

Aro Tolbukhin is a hungarian inmigrant that sets fire to seven people in an infirmary in a Mission in Guatemala, the movie traces back to see what made him do it, from his arrival in Guatemala to his childhood in Hungary.

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Genres:

Drama

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Details

Country:

Spain Mexico

Language:

Spanish Catalan

Release Date:

8 November 2002 (Spain)

Also Known As:

Aro Tolbukhin in the Mind of a Killer

Filming Locations:

Bois D'arcy, Yvelines, France

Company Credits

Production Co:

Altavista Films, Canal+ España, Ibermedia

Technical Specs

Runtime:

95 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Did You Know?

Trivia

Selected as the official Mexico entry for the Best Foreign Language Film category at the 76th Annual Academy Awards.

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Goofs

When the Nun is boarding the bus in Guatemala, you can clearly see a shot of a Mexican political party (Convergencia) which wasn't around in 1980/81 - it was created at least 10 years later.

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Connections

Referenced in El Crimen Perfecto (The Perfect Crime) (2004)

User Reviews

Marginally interesting serial killer flick

ARO TOLBUKHIN:IN THE MIND OF A KILLER is fascinating in its detail but less than compelling in its execution.

I never felt that I was in a killer's mind, but I did feel the need to know more. Which is why I kept watching.

Unfortunately, not much of any great interest transpired.

Villaronga, he of IN A GLASS CAGE fame, was one of the directors of this docudrama and I sensed that he'd clipped his wings in order to take the subject on.

With compelling subject matter like GLASS CAGE and MOONCHILD, Villaronga shines, but with material like this and EL MAR (THE SEA), he seems stifled and produces turgid, paceless celluloid that's more snooze-worthy than gratifying.

Count me disappointed, though I eagerly await the director's next move.