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Little Aurore's Tragedy

Little Aurore's Tragedy

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Status

Released

Release Date

Dec 5, 1952

Runtime

1h 42m

Genres

Drama, Family

User Score

50%

Original Title

La Petite Aurore l'enfant martyre

Director

Jean-Yves Bigras

Budget

$75,000

Description

A little girl wittness the death of her mother- expressly killed through negligence by the woman supposedly nursing the invalid mother back to health. The coniving nurse in turn marries the child's father thereby taking the dead woman's place and becoming the little girl's stepmother. After unwisely revealing to the stepmother that she knows the reason for her mother's death; Arore is abused by her stepmother who hopes that in torturing the child she can keep her silent. The father, who is absent during the day farming the land, closes his eyes or refuses to believe his new wife is abusive when confronted by the sight of his miserable burnt and beaten child.