Finland, 2020, 83’
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- Director: Hamy Ramezan
- Screenplay: Hamy Ramezan, Antti Rautava
- Cinematography: Arsen Sarkisiants
- Editing: Joona Louhivuori
- Music: Tuomas Nikkinen
- Production: Aamu Film Company
- Cast: Shahab Hosseini, Shabnam Ghorbani, Aran-Sina Keshvari, Kimiya Eskandari, Laura Birn, Vilho Rönkkönen, Kristiina Halkola, Eero Melasniemi, Muhammed Cangören, Lumi Barrois
- 2022 Palm Springs International FF: Young Cineastes Award
- 2021 Berlin FF: Best Feature Film
- 2021 Jussi Awards: Best Leading Actor
- 2021 Beijing International FF: Best Supporting Actor, Best Music
- 2021 Festival International du Film Indépendant de Bordeaux: Best Music
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Recap
13-year-old Ramin Mehdipour and his Iranian family live in a refugee center in Finland. Just as Ramin starts to enjoy the school holidays, the family receives the terrible news that their asylum application has been rejected. After filing a final appeal, The Mehdipours continue with their daily lives, trying to maintain a positive attitude despite the looming reality of deportation. As Ramin starts the new school year, he realizes that all of his friendships have value and every moment is precious.
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Director
Hamy Ramezan
Hamy Ramezan is a Finnish-Iranian film director and screenwriter. As a young boy, he fled persecution in Iran and subsequently survived Yugoslav refugee camps. He and his family arrived in Finland in 1990. He graduated from the film school at UCA Farnham in 2007 and has since completed several short films. His short film Listen premiered at Cannes Directors' Fortnight 2015, was screened at over 200 festivals, and was nominated for Best Short Film at the European Film Awards. Any Day Now is his feature debut.
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