Container of (work): The other side of hope (Motion picture) Container of (expression): The other side of hope (Motion picture). Finnish. Container of (expression): The other side of hope (Motion picture). Arabic.
Notes:
Title from title screen. Originally released as a motion picture in 2017. Widescreen (1.85:1). Director-approved DVD special edition features: new interview actor Sherwan Haji; footage from the press conference for the film's premiere at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival, featuring Kaurismäki, Haji, and actor Sakari Kuosmanen; "Aki and Peter", a new video essay by filmmaker Daniel Raim, based on a 1997 essay by critic Peter von Bagh, to whom "The other side of hope' is dedicated; music videos; trailer; plus an essay by critic Girish Shambu. Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen.
Summary:
The wry, melancholic comedy from Aki Kaurismkĩ is a bittersweet tale of human kindness in the face of official indifference. A response to the ongoing global refugee crisis, the film follows two people, a displaced Syrian and a Finnish salesman, searching for a place to call home.
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