

The Other Side of Hope
6.9(353)20171h 41m
ComedyDrama
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Revenue
$1.7M
Where to watch
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Reviews
2 reviewsC
CRCulver
7y ago
5.0
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 earlier film was shot in the comparatively exotic setting of the eponymous French port, <i>Toivon tu...
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FrontrunnerParis
5y ago
8.0
Europe "welcomes" war refugees. Gallery of portraits in Tati-style sets, and a call to order, always in progress. Uplifting.

























