HOW TO PLEASE (2023)

Directed by Elina Talvensaari

Production: Jussi Rantamäki, Emilia Haukka/Aamu Film Company (Finland)

Documentary Short (27 mins)

Wed fled the war in Iraq after he was pressured to join local militias. Life in Finland begins well: he gets a job and starts to integrate into society. Negative decisions handed by the Finnish Migration Service become the biggest obstacles. He is prohibited from working. Then to study and receive healthcare. Wed cannot go back to Iraq; his only option is to s stay in Finland in an existential limbo. How will this play out?