Aro Tolbukhin: In the Mind of a Killer
Aro Tolbukhin: In the Mind of a Killer is a 2002 film, written and directed by Isaac Pierre Racine, Agustí Villaronga, and Lydia Zimmermann. It was the 2003 Mexican submission for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, but was not nominated.
Plot
The film tells the story of Aro Tolbukhin, a Hungarian salesman who sets fire to seven people in an infirmary in a mission in Guatemala. The film follows his life, from his childhood in Hungary to his arrival in Guatemala, in an attempt to determine his motivations.Cast
- Daniel Giménez Cacho as Adult Aro
- Carmen Beato as Sister Carmen
- Zoltán Józan as Teenage Aro
- Mariona Castillo as Teenage Selma
- Aram González as Young Aro
- Eva Fortea as Young Selma
- Jesús Ramos as Father
- Pepa Charro as Dada