A Finnish party girl falls in love with an Iranian refugee in “Aurora,” an enjoyable dramedy from helmer-writer Miia Tervo. Unspooling during snowy winter in rugged Finnish Lapland, the exuberant narrative cleverly exploits the location and unconventional characters to add something fresh to familiar romantic comedy beats. Despite its raucous surface and frequently risqué Finnish culture jokes, the film is suffused with tenderness and melancholy. Moreover, it poignantly addresses some big themes — including the plight of asylum seekers and female alcoholism — while capturing the feelings of restlessness derived from being stuck in a remote place with a lack of opportunity. After opening the recent Göteborg Film Festival, it will make its U.S. premiere at SXSW in March.
Like her namesake, the northern lights, the eponymous twentysomething is a force of nature. Aurora is a wild, commitment-phobic, good-time girl with a drinking problem that she denies. She’s fed up...
Like her namesake, the northern lights, the eponymous twentysomething is a force of nature. Aurora is a wild, commitment-phobic, good-time girl with a drinking problem that she denies. She’s fed up...
- 2/10/2019
- by Alissa Simon
- Variety Film + TV
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