The Other Side of Hope
Also known as Toivon tuolla puolen, Other Side of Hope
2017 film directed by Aki Kaurismäki
Film · TMDB
7.0A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
Released: 2017-02-03101 minDir: Aki KaurismäkiComedy, DramaBox office: $1.7M
▶ Watch trailerStream on: Criterion Channel
Cast
- Sherwan Haji as Khaled
- Sakari Kuosmanen as Wikström
- Kaija Pakarinen as Wikström's Wife
- Niroz Haji as Miriam
- Janne Hyytiäinen as Nyrhinen
- Ilkka Koivula as Calamnius
Themes
- illegal immigration
- working immigrants
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Categories
2010s Finnish-language films2017 comedy-drama films2017 films2017 Finnish filmsFilms about refugees of the Syrian civil warFilms directed by Aki KaurismäkiFilms set in HelsinkiFilms set in restaurantsFilms shot in FinlandFilms shot in HelsinkiFinnish comedy-drama filmsFinnish-language comedy-drama films