“If you are a human being, and you exist… you have to exist somewhere, right?”
Filmmaker Azad Larki, who is undocumented, follows his mother during her final days in Sweden after his family has lived without legal status for two years. Facing deportation to Iran, they have survived in hiding, without rights or security. When his mother decides to flee alone to London - leaving her husband and son behind - the film captures a dangerous farewell where humor becomes a final survival strategy against fear, separation, and uncertainty.
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Roozbeh Behtaji Director · Azad Larki Director
First release January 23, 2026 · Languages Persian, Swedish · Production Göthenburgo
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Den Goda Byrån
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Göthenburgo
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Original title
Att fly från Sverige
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Persian · Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · January 23, 2026
Limited theatrical · Göteborg film festival
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