Aurora (2019)

Directed by

Miia Tervo

Genre

drama film, comedy drama

Country

Finland

Runtime

1h 44m

Rated

K-12

Rating

5.7 of 10 from 29 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A nail technician in a small Finnish town who drinks too much and drifts through life agrees to help an Iranian asylum seeker find a wife. They team up for a practical plan that brings them closer together.

bittersweetwarmoffbeatgentlegroundedslightly melancholyhopeful

What happens

Aurora is a 2019 Finnish romantic comedy-drama film written and directed by Miia Tervo, in her feature film debut. The film follows Aurora (Mimosa Willamo), an aimless nail technician with a drinking problem living in Rovaniemi. A series of chance encounters leads her to agree to help Darian (Amir Escandari), an Iranian asylum-seeker, find a wife so he can stay in Finland with his young daughter. The film had its world premiere at the Gothenburg Film Festival on 25 January 2019. It received positive reviews from critics and won seven Jussi Awards, including Best Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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