VARIETY reviews Shahab Hosseini’s ‘Any Day Now’

Variety entertainment website has published an exclusive review on Finnish-Iranian ‘Any Day Now’ starring Shahab Hosseini.

In talk with Variety, the director, Hamy Ramezan, has said that his Finland-based movie “paints a picture of a family that unfair and faceless forces fail to crush,” adding that, “The family’s journey continues. Their dignity cannot be deprived.”  

According to Ramezan, ‘Any Day Now’ is an attempt “to remind the audience that refugee is not an identity.”

Co-written by Ramezan and Antti Rautava, the realistic drama is inspired by the director’s own experience as a refugee who fled the Iran-Iraq conflict with his family and landed in Finland in 1990.

“The 13-year-old Ramin Mehdipour, of Iranian origin, is enjoying a perfect summer in a small Finnish town. A few weeks before the new school year, his family gets the news that the Finnish Immigration Service has turned down their application for asylum. While preparing for an appeal, the Mehdipours get on with their lives, fueled by their exceptionally positive outlook and attitude,” reads as a synopsis of the flick.

The father of the family is portrayed by Iranian star Shahab Hosseini who is the winner of the Silver Bear for Best Actor for ‘A Separation’ and the Best Actor Award in 2016 Cannes Film Festival for his role in ‘The Salesman’.

Rising talent Shabnam Ghorbani plays the mother and Finnish actress Laura Birn is Ramin’s teacher.

Hamy Ramezan’s debut feature ‘Any Day Now’ has already kicked out the ring, winning the Best Project Award at the Helsinki’s Finnish Film Affair.

‘Any Day Now’ is also slated to be delivered to Cannes in May.

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