UW Cinematheque - Finntastic: New Cinema From Finland
Aurora | Finland | 2019 | DCP | 105 min. | Finnish with English subtitles Director: Miia Tervo
Event Details
Date
Friday, October 20, 2023
Time
7 p.m.
Location
4070 Vilas Hall
Description
Cast: Mimosa Willamo, Amir Escandari, Elá Yildirim
Commitment-phobic party animal Aurora (Willamo) meets Iranian refugee Darian (Amir Escandari). Darian needs to marry a Finnish woman in order to get asylum for himself and his daughter, so he proposes marriage. Aurora turns him down but agrees to help him find a wife. Preceded by Miia Tervo’s award-winning short Clumsy Little Acts of Tenderness (2015, 9 min.)
Commitment-phobic party animal Aurora (Willamo) meets Iranian refugee Darian (Amir Escandari). Darian needs to marry a Finnish woman in order to get asylum for himself and his daughter, so he proposes marriage. Aurora turns him down but agrees to help him find a wife. Preceded by Miia Tervo’s award-winning short Clumsy Little Acts of Tenderness (2015, 9 min.)
Cost
Free
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