Any Day Now

Any Day Now

2020 · 82 min · ★ 5.5 · Drama

Bahman, Mahtab, Ramin and Donya Mehdipour are enjoying a perfect summer in a small Finnish town. Their routines are fractured by a negative decision on their application for asylum by the Finnish Immigration Service. But life must go on and the 13-year-old Ramin is about to enter an entirely new school, junior high. The Mehdipours use their last chance to appeal but continue their everyday lives, fuelled by their exceptionally positive outlook and attitude.

Directed by Hamy Ramezan · Written by Hamy Ramezan

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Shahab Hosseini Bahman Mehdipouri
Aran-Sina Keshvari Ramin Mehdipouri
Kimya Eskandari Donya Mehdipouri
Laura Birn Teacher
Vilho Rönkkönen Jigi
Kristiina Halkola Helena
Eero Melasniemi Onni
Lumi Barrois Marianna
Henry Hanikka Nihkeä naapuri
Fatima Usman Nihkeän naapurin vaimo
Helen Kesete Nihkeän naapurin tytär
Niilo Airas Aleksi

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