¡The Other Side Of Hope (Toivon Tuolla Puolen)
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[Machine Translation] A nationwide theatrical smash hit! Master director Aki Kaurismaki's new direction! The birth of a new masterpiece! The latest film by Aki Kaurismaki, the Finnish master filmmaker who is also immensely popular in Japan. With Kaurismaki's characteristic ironic and offbeat humor and deep humanity, the film earnestly depicts the refugee issue, which is becoming a global theme, and was overwhelmingly praised by critics and audiences at the Berlin International Film Festival in February 2017, winning the Silver Bear Award (Best Director). The film features an extremely unique cast, including Syrian actor Sherwan Haji in his first feature film role, and Sakari Kuosmanen (The Man Without a Past, etc.), a regular in Kaurismaki's films. Kaurismaki's own dog, Vulp, also makes an appearance! The film's style of humor, including an episode at a sushi restaurant, remains intact even in the face of heavy themes. --The film is about a young man, Khaled, who flees his homeland of Syria, where the civil war is raging, and accidentally ends up in Helsinki, the capital of Finland in search of his sister, who has been separated from him. Having lost everything in the bombing, his only hope is to find her. The refugee crisis that has plagued Europe has also exposed Kahlid to discrimination and violence in the city, but restaurant owner Vikstrom offers him a helping hand and recruits him to work in his own restaurant. Vikstrom, too, is trying to put his past behind him and start his life anew. The two, who are searching for their own future, eventually become a "family" and there is a glimmer of hope in their lives...
Original Release Year: 2017
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