The Other Side of Hope

Name: The Other Side of Hope
Director: Aki Kaurismäki
Released: 2017-02-03T00:00:00+00:00
Rating: 7

2017 · TMDB 7.0 · Toivon tuolla puolen

Directed by Aki Kaurismäki

A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.

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Aki Kaurismäki's deadpan drama about a Syrian refugee and a Finnish restaurant owner, funded through a crowdfunding campaign that raised over €100,000.

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Sherwan Haji Sakari Kuosmanen Kaija Pakarinen Niroz Haji Janne Hyytiäinen Ilkka Koivula Nuppu Koivu Simon Al-Bazoon Tuomari Nurmio Abdi Jama Antti Virmavirta Timo Torikka

Director · Aki Kaurismäki Producer · Aki Kaurismäki Writer · Aki Kaurismäki Cinematography · Timo Salminen Editor · Samu Heikkilä

Runtime: 101 min
Released: 2017-02-03
Studio: ZDF
Country: Finland
Language: Arabic
TMDB score: 7.0

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Aki Kaurismäki's deadpan drama about a Syrian refugee and a Finnish restaurant owner, funded through a crowdfunding campaign that raised over €100,000.