Finnish feature ‘One Last Deal’ to go on 37th FIFF screen

Finnish feature ‘One Last Deal’ has been selected to go on screen at the 37th edition of the Fajr International Film Festival (FIFF) in Iran.

Directed by Klaus Härö and written by Anna Heinämaa, the 2018 Finnish drama tells the story of Olavi, an elderly art dealer who is about to get retired.

The man who has always put business and art before everything - even his family - cannot imagine life without work. So, he decides to make one last deal in order to earn some proper pension money.

The film’s cast includes Heikki Nousiainen (as Olavi), Pirjo Lonka (as Lea), Amos Brotherus (as Otto) and Stefan Sauk (as Albert Johnson).

It was screened in the Contemporary World Cinema section at the 2018 Toronto International Film Festival in Canada.

Born in 1971, Härö is a Finnish film director. In 2004, he won Finland's State Prize for Art.

Härö studied directing and attended screen writing seminars at the University of Industrial Arts in Helsinki.

He has directed several feature films, including ‘Elina: As If I Wasn't There’ (2003), ‘Mother of Mine’ (2005) and ‘The New Man’ (2007), as well as documentaries and short films.

In 2003, Härö received the Ingmar Bergman Award. Four of Härö's features were chosen as Finland's submission for the best foreign-language film category at the Oscars.

Headed by Iranian filmmaker Reza Mirkarimi, the 37th FIFF will be held in the capital, Tehran, on April 18-26, 2019.

A national version of the Fajr Film Festival (FFF) kicked off on January 30 and wrapped up on February 11.

Since its establishment in 1982, the festival has played vital roles in the development of Iranian Cinema.

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