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A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.
- Awards
- 8 wins & 24 nominations
Abdi Jama
- Aseman kassa
- (as Abdi alias 'Lii' Jama)
Simon Al-Bazoon
- Mazdak
- (as Simon Hussein Al-Bazoon)
- Director
- Writer
- All cast & crew
- Production, box office & more at IMDbPro
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaThe actors playing siblings Khaled and Miriam are real-life siblings.
- ConnectionsFeatured in Ismo Haavisto One Man Band: Midnight Man (2017)
- SoundtracksOi mutsi, mutsi
Written and performed by Tuomari Nurmio
Featured review
A fine film with a timely topic
In modern-day Helsinki, the lives of two characters are followed: Waldemar (Sakari Kuosmanen) is beginning a new life as a single man and opening a new restaurant; and Khaled (Sherwan Haji) is a refugee from Allepo, Syria seeking asylum in Finland.
This film deserves credit for taking on a subject that continues to grab headlines and personalizes it. The Finns in this movie are mostly portrayed as generous and fair-minded with a few exceptions: some are seen as idiotic government bureaucrats (an international problem), and others are seen as downright nasty thugs (a bigger international problem).
The directing style by Aki Kaurismaki is in his usual style of being deliberately austere and distant with moments of dry humour. It works well mostly but there could have been room for a few moments of deeper emotion considering the subject matter.
A shocking twist at the end does give the film some jolt but the ambiguity of the situation (which is also far-fetched to a degree) is unsatisfying. Despite this, "The Other Side of Hope" is a fine film. As it focuses mostly on Khaled, Haji comes off as a very fine anchor for the movie. - dbamateurcritic
This film deserves credit for taking on a subject that continues to grab headlines and personalizes it. The Finns in this movie are mostly portrayed as generous and fair-minded with a few exceptions: some are seen as idiotic government bureaucrats (an international problem), and others are seen as downright nasty thugs (a bigger international problem).
The directing style by Aki Kaurismaki is in his usual style of being deliberately austere and distant with moments of dry humour. It works well mostly but there could have been room for a few moments of deeper emotion considering the subject matter.
A shocking twist at the end does give the film some jolt but the ambiguity of the situation (which is also far-fetched to a degree) is unsatisfying. Despite this, "The Other Side of Hope" is a fine film. As it focuses mostly on Khaled, Haji comes off as a very fine anchor for the movie. - dbamateurcritic
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- Jan 22, 2018
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- Release date
- Countries of origin
- Official sites
- Languages
- Also known as
- El otro lado de la esperanza
- Filming locations
- Helsinki, Finland(The city)
- Production companies
- See more company credits at IMDbPro
Box office
- Budget
- €1,600,000 (estimated)
- Gross US & Canada
- $183,943
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $15,495
- Dec 3, 2017
- Gross worldwide
- $4,282,973
- Runtime1 hour 40 minutes
- Color
- Sound mix
- Aspect ratio
- 1.85 : 1
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