Refugee will focus on the current migrant crisis, which has also hit Finland: “The situation in Tornio – a border town in north-eastern Finland. In the film, a group of refugees arrive in Finland. The lead character, a young refugee, will be played by a Syrian or Iraqi actor. A Kaurismäki regular, Finnish actor Sakari Kuosmanen, will play a former travelling salesman who has become a poker player and now a restaurateur.