They crossed an ocean for a better life. Now they're waiting for the end.
A documentary film that follows the lives of first-generation retired immigrants living in Finland.
Direction
El Aboudi's patient observation lets silence speak volumes
Cinematography
Bleak Finnish winters mirror internal landscapes
Editing
83 minutes that feel like a lifetime lived
Director
Mohamed El Aboudi
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Finland has one of Europe's smallest immigrant populations over 65, making these voices rarely captured on film.
Director El Aboudi spent three years embedded in this community; subjects initially thought he was making a travel brochure.
FI
