Aurora

Year: 2019
Country: Finland
Director: Miia Tervo
Cast: Mimosa Willamo, Amir Escandari, Oona Airola, Miitta Sorvali, Ria Kataja, Chike Ohanwe, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Pamela Tola
Genre: drama, romance, comedy
Runtime: 106 min.
Age: 16+

Aurora, a commitment-phobic party animal, meets Iranian Darian one night at a hot-dog stand in Lapland. Darian is running from death and Aurora is running from love. They need each other in order to finally stop running.

Awards & Festivals:

Edinburgh International Film Festival 2019
Winner
Best International Feature Film Miia Tervo

Göteborg Film Festival 2019
Nominee
Dragon Award Best Nordic Film
Miia Tervo

Jussi Awards 2020
Winner
Jussi Best Film (Paras elokuva)
Mahsa Malka
Best Direction (Paras ohjaus)
Miia Tervo
Best Leading Actress (Paras naispääosa)
Mimosa Willamo
Best Supporting Actress (Paras naissivuosa)
Miitta Sorvali
Best Supporting Actor (Paras miessivuosa)
Chike Ohanwe
Best Screenplay (Paras käsikirjoitus)
Miia Tervo
Best Costume Design (Paras pukusuunnittelu)
Jouni Mervas

Nordic Council 2019
Nominee
Nordic Council's Film Prize Miia Tervo (director and screenwriter)
Mahsa Malka (producer)

Satisfied Eye International Film Festival 2019
Winner
Actress Best Actress
Mimosa Willamo
Winner
Foreign Feature Best Foreign Feature

Seattle International Film Festival 2019
Nominee
Golden Space Needle Award Best Actress
Mimosa Willamo
-Fifth Place

São Paulo International Film Festival 2019
Nominee
New Directors Competition Best Film
Miia Tervo

Warsaw International Film Festival 2019
Nominee
Audience Award Feature Film
Miia Tervo
-Second Place

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