Poignant comedy from beloved director Aki Kaurism?ki
Winner of the Silver Bear for Best Director at the 2017 Berlin Film Festival, where it topped the prestigious Screen International critics poll, the hilarious and poignant new comedy from beloved director Aki Kaurismki (Le Havre, Drifting Clouds, The Man Without A Past) is a richly enjoyable and compassionate crowdpleaser about the friendship between a newcomer to Helsinki and a budding if completely inexperienced restaurateur.
After arriving in Finland from Syria as a stowaway on a freighter, Khaled (superb newcomer Sherwan Haji) applies for asylum. Things dont look encouraging, and not all locals present a welcoming face. But after crossing paths with stoic travelling shirt salesman-turned-entrepreneur Wikstrm (Sakari Kuosmanen), he finds an unlikely source of kindness and connection. When Khaled eventually receives news of his missing sister, Wikstrm hatches a scheme to help reunite the pair, but it seems getting out of Finland is much, much trickier than getting in... Kaurismkis thoughtful and unmistakably droll films often depict difficult situations and people working in solidarity to overcome them, but with THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE he reaches new levels of resonance. Indeed, this intelligent, funny and affecting film has been hailed one of his best, and a masterful swansong from one of cinemas finest auteurs.
Title: Other Side Of Hope, The
Format: DVD
Release Date: 01 Aug 2018
Actor(s): Ville Virtanen, Kati Outinen, Dome Karukoski, Tommi Korpela, Tommi Eronen, Jörn Donner, Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Maria Järvenhelmi, Sulevi Peltola, Matti Onnismaa, Mirja Oksanen, Hannu-Pekka Björkman, Janne Hyytiäinen, Elina Knihtilä
Sku: 2377131
Catalogue No: PAL179
Category: Comedy
Disc Count: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
OFLC Rating: M
Run Time: 96
Transfer Format: 16:9 Enhanced, Widescreen, Full Height Anamorphic
Video Format: PAL
Primary Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1
Language: Finnish, Dolby Digital 5.1
Subtitles: English
Region Code: 4
OFLC Advice: Mature Themes And Violence
Production Studio: Palace Enterprises
Dubbed Languages: Palace Enterprises
Director(s): Aki Kaurismki
Genre: Comedy, Drama
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