The Other Side of Hope (2017)

Original title

Toivon tuolla puolen

Directed by

Aki Kaurismäki

Genre

drama film, comedy film

Country

Germany, Finland

Runtime

1h 38m

Rated

14

Rating

7.0 of 10 from 359 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A Finnish businessman leaves his wife and starts over by opening a restaurant. He meets a Syrian refugee who is searching for his sister. The two form an unlikely bond.

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What happens

The Other Side of Hope (Finnish: Toivon tuolla puolen) is a 2017 Finnish comedy-drama film written, produced, and directed by Aki Kaurismäki. The film was produced by Kaurismäki's Finnish company Sputnik. The story is about a Finnish businessman who meets a Syrian asylum-seeker looking for his missing sister. It was selected to compete at the main competition of the 67th Berlin International Film Festival. Where it won the Silver Bear for Best Director. At the time of its release, Kaurismäki noted that this film would be his last as a director, although he went on to make a new film, Fallen Leaves (2023), six years later. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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