The Other Side of Hope

A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.

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

Nuppu Koivu

as Mirja

Simon Al-Bazoon

as Mazdak

Tuomari Nurmio

as Busker / Band Member

Abdi Jama

as Cashier at Train Station

Reviews

CRCulver

In Aki Kaurismäki's 2016 film <i>Toivon tuolla puelella</i> ("The Other Side of Hope"), the Finnish auteur continues a theme he explored in <i>Le Havre</i> from five years earlier: refugees fleeing to Europe and forced to survive when heartless officials and some locals are against them. While that ...

FrontrunnerParis

Europe "welcomes" war refugees. Gallery of portraits in Tati-style sets, and a call to order, always in progress. Uplifting....

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