Aro Tolbukhin: In the Mind of a Killer (Spanish: Aro Tolbukhin: En la mente del asesino) 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.
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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