Any Day Now (2020 film)

{{Infobox film

| name = Any Day Now

| image = Any Day Now (2020 film).jpg

| caption = Film poster

| native_name = {{Infobox name module|fi|Ensilumi}}

| director = Hamy Ramezan

| producer = Emilia Falcon
Jussi Rantamäki

| writer = Hamy Ramezan
Antti Rautava

| starring = Shahab Hosseini
Aran-Sina Keshvari
Shabnam Ghorbani
Kimiya Eskandari

| released = {{Film date|2020|09|23|Helsinki|ref1={{cite web|url=https://hel.fi/helsinki/fi/tapahtumakalenteri/tapahtuma/?id=kulke:52557|title=Ensilumi (2020) – 33. Helsinki International Film Festival – Rakkautta & Anarkiaa|language=fi|trans-title=First Snow (2020) - 33. Helsinki International Film Festival - Love & Anarchy|date=23 September 2020|access-date=17 October 2020|website=hel.fi}}|df=y}}

| music = Tuomas Nikkinen

| editing = Joona Louhivuori

| studio = Aamu Film Company{{r|oasis}}

| distributor = Nordisk Film

| runtime = 82 minutes

| country = Finland

| language = Finnish
Persian
English

| budget= €1,200,000

}}

Any Day Now (also known as The Oasis of Now; {{langx|fi|Ensilumi|lit=First snow}}) is a 2020 Finnish drama film written and directed by {{ill|Hamy Ramezan|fi}}.[https://cineuropa.org/en/newsdetail/380893/ Hamy Ramezan finds the Oasis of Now] The film tells story about an Iranian immigrant's family living in Finland and the family's constant fear of obtaining a negative residence permit.{{Cite web | url = https://ses.fi/elokuva/ensilumi/ | title = Ensilumi | publisher = Suomen elokuvasäätiö | access-date = 16 October 2020 | language = fi }} The film features Shahab Hosseini and Laura Birn, among others.{{Cite web|url=https://variety.com/2020/film/global/new-europe-film-sales-picks-up-hamy-ramezans-any-day-now-1203470602/|title=New Europe Film Sales Picks up Hamy Ramezan's 'Any Day Now' (EXCLUSIVE)|first=Annika|last=Pham|work=Variety|date=17 January 2020|access-date=17 October 2020}}

Premise

The Iranian Mehdipours have been living in a refugee center in Finland for a while now. As the 13-year-old Ramin is enjoying his school holidays, the family receives a negative decision on their asylum application. After filing the last possible appeal, the Mehdipours try to continue with their everyday lives and keep a positive attitude despite the looming danger of deportation. Ramin starts the new school year in which every moment will be more precious than ever.

Cast

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Production

The film's Mehdipour family is based on the director Hamy Ramezan's own experiences 30 years ago, when his own family came to Finland to escape the war between Iran and Iraq.{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11035239|title="Yhtäkkiä olin osa valtavaa massaa, joka oli tullut tuhoamaan eurooppalaista elämää" – Suomessa 30 vuotta asunut ohjaaja Hamy Ramezan lannistui pakolaiskriisistä|first=Pia|last=Parkkinen|publisher=Yle|date=27 October 2019|access-date=17 October 2020|language=fi}} The 2015 refugee flow to Europe and the ensuing public debate haunted Ramezan, and in those mental landscapes the young director set about preparing his first feature film. The first versions of the manuscript were full of nightmares and dark compared to what ended up in the final version.{{Cite web|url=https://yle.fi/uutiset/3-11591567|title="Matka pimeydestä valoon" – kotimaisen elokuvan suurena lupauksena pidetyn Hamy Ramezanin uusi teos Ensilumi pohjaa omiin kokemuksiin |first=Janne|last=Sundqvist|publisher=Yle|date=16 October 2020|access-date=17 October 2020|language=fi}}

Awards and nominees

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!Year

!Award {{cite web|url=https://m.imdb.com/title/tt12574632/awards/?ref_=tt_awd|title=Any Day Now Awards|website=IMDb|date=17 September 2021|access-date=17 September 2021}}

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!Nominated

!Result

rowspan="12"|2021

|rowspan=3|11th Beijing International Film Festival

|Tiantan Award for Best Film

|rowspan="1"|Hamy Ramezan

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Tiantan Award for Best Supporting Actor

|Shahab Hosseini

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Tiantan Award for Best Music