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Aro Tolbukhin, In the Mind of a Killer

Agusti Villaronga / Lydia Zimmermann / Issaac P. Racine

Mexico, Spain2002 94min 35mm Color Asian Premiere

Synopsis

In 1981, Aro Tolbukhin is arrested for having burnt alive seven people in the hospital of the Divino Redentor Mission in Guatemala. After his arrest, he also confess to having murdered five women and burning their bodies and murdering another seventeen women, all of them pregnant, over a period of fifteen years, during his time as a merchant marine. Tolbukhin is sentenced to death

Diretor

Agusti Villaronga

Agus Villaronga made his feature directorial debut with in 1985, which was selected by the Berlin Film Festival and was awarded Best Picture Prize at the Barcelona Film Festival. His next feature, , was selected to compete at the Cannes Film Festival. is his fifth feature as a director.

Lydia Zimmermann

As an editor, screenwriter, cameraperson and assistant director, Lydia Zimmermann has participated in numerous features and has directed a variety of short films and experimental films. Her short film, , was awarded by a variety of film festivals. is her debut as a feature-length director.

Issaac P. Racine

Having worked as an art director and an experimental video director for fifteen years. His video works include (1992), (1994) and (1995). He co-directed in his debut as a feature director along with Lydia Zimmermann and Agust Villaronga.