The 1950s. A family has its annual family reunion to commemorate the anniversary of mother's death. People drink and eat heavily and after a while all restrictions are lost. Family members start venting old frustrations, discussions and tensions. Eventually one homosexual young man gets depressed and a drama escalates.

Aura is an experimental narrative adaptation of the novel by Mexican writer Carlos Fuentes.

A demented woman is suspended between the bitter reality and her dreams.