Aurora (2019 film)

Aurora
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Directed byMiia Tervo
Written byMiia Tervo
Produced byMahsa Malka
Starring
Production
company
Dionysos Films
Release date
  • 25 January 2019 (2019-01-25)
CountryFinland
Languages
  • Finnish
  • English

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.