A restaurateur befriends a syrian refugee who has recently arrived in finland. Anticipating watching a new aki kaurismaki is like anticipating a dinner with a friend you love, but only see every few years. Finnish master aki kaurismaki returns with his first feature in six years, the other side of hope, a bittersweet comedydrama about the unlikely friendship between a. The film was produced by kaurismakis finnish company sputnik. In the other side of hope, two very different men are looking for a fresh start. The other side of hope 2017 the other side of hope 2017. Rent the other side of hope 2017 on dvd and bluray. The developed and free society into which khaled wants to fit is in reality a cold, bleak and anhedonic place. Feb 14, 2017 the other side of hope, the new kaurismaki film that just premiered at the berlin international film festival, is set in helsinki, a cosmopolitan city that, in this movie, at least, looks. The other side of hope 2017 the other side of hope. One should not be surprised by such openness about the films political agenda given kaurismakis usual tendencies to do so. When the authorities turn down his application for.
When the authorities turn down his application for asylum, khaled is forced underground. The official showtimes destination brought to you by curzon artificial eye. Toivon tuolla puolen, englischsprachiger festivaltitel. With ville virtanen, dome karukoski, tommi korpela, kati outinen. The other side of hope 2017 stream and watch online. A pokerplaying restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to finland. We watch wikstrom go through normal life, eventually opening a restaurant called the golden pint. Feb 14, 2017 the other side of hope premiered in competition at the 2017 berlin film festival. Meanwhile, wikstrom is a traveling salesman who wins big at a poker table and buys himself a restaurant with the proceeds. The other side of hope movie, the other side of hope trailer. Rent the other side of hope 2017 on dvd and bluray dvd.
Finnish master aki kaurismaki returns with his first feature in six years, the other side of hope, a bittersweet comedydrama about the unlikely friendship between a syrian refugee and a low. Feb 14, 2017 kaurismakis the other side of hope builds on the minuscule changes present in his 2011 film, le havre, which concerned an ageing shoe shiner who shelters a young african migrant on the run. Thus, six years later, comes the other side of hope 2017, beyond hope literally, a film that kaurismaki wanted to get out before it was too late. Niroz haji at an event for the other side of hope 2017 sherwan haji and. As the other side of hope opens, two men are leaving home. This wry, melancholic comedy from aki kaurismaki, a cleareyed.
The other side of hope toivon tuolla puolen 2017 rotten. View hd trailers and videos for the other side of hope toivon tuolla puolen on rotten tomatoes, then check our tomatometer to find out what the critics say. Feb 14, 2017 finnish master aki kaurismaki returns with his first feature in six years, the other side of hope, a bittersweet comedydrama about the unlikely friendship between a syrian refugee and a low. The director also has a flare for encapsulating a world of emotion in a single moment.
Writerdirector aki kaurismaki further sharpens his craft with the other side of. So too is his latest feature, the other side of hope. The finnish director aki kaurismaki films are often marked by a particular kind of humor. December 1, 2017 this wry, melancholic comedy the other side of hope, from aki kaurismaki, is a cleareyed response to the current refugee crisis. This wry, melancholic comedy from aki kaurismaki, a cleareyed response to the current refugee crisis, follows two people searching for a place to call home. The story is about a finnish businessman who meets a syrian asylumseeker looking for. Dec 01, 2017 watch the movie trailer for the other side of hope 2017. The other side of hope 2017 directed by aki kaurismaki. Cate blanchett shares her list of films that inspire hope in support of the efforts of.
The other side of hope 2017 a pokerplaying restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees that has recently arrived in finland. The film follows two people searching for a place to call home. Toivon tuolla puolen is a 2017 finnish comedy drama film written, produced, and directed by aki kaurismaki. The central section of the other side of hope suggests that you can indeed keep going, past despair, and come back around to hope. In december 2016, it was selected to play in competition at the 67th berlin international film festival. Watch the other side of hope full movie in hd visit a restaurateur befriends a syrian refugee who has recently a.
The other side of hope mary riepma ross media arts center. Because its set in his native finland, i suppose this picture has more of what ill call akian tropes than le havre did. The restaurants somewhat sullen employees each with his or. Toivon tuolla puolen is a 2017 finnish comedydrama film written, produced, and directed by aki kaurismaki. Ultimately, the other side of hope is a parody of the old continent. Nov 30, 2017 the other side of hope has the stately pace and graceful precision of a movie from the 1930s, and democratic, antiauthoritarian politics that also evoke that era. The other side of hope 2017 the criterion collection. Stay on top of the latest breaking film and tv news. Sherwan haji, far left, is a syrian refugee seeking asylum in finland in the other side of hope. Rent the other side of hope 2017 starring sherwan haji and sakari kuosmanen on dvd and bluray. The other side of hope 2017 cinema clock movie times. Search for screenings showtimes and book tickets for the other side of hope. In aki kaurismakis 2016 film toivon tuolla puelella the other side of hope, the finnish auteur continues a theme he explored in le havre from five years earlier.
Watch the other side of hope full movie in hd visit movie 429199 a restaurateur befriends a syrian refugee who has recently a. By devika girish in the novemberdecember 2017 issue. Finding haven and hamachi in helsinki finnish writerdirector ali kaurismaki follows up his 2011 film the havre with a. The other side of hope 2017 full movie download full hd. While in the detaining center awaiting a ruling on his case, khaled is told by a friend not to appear too cheerful, as people will take him for mentally disturbed. The other side of hope premiered in competition at the 2017 berlin film festival. The other side of hope 2017 full movie download full hd youtube. The beauty of the movie is that kaurismaki also manages to be touching and compassionate. Directed by aki kaurismaki and starring ville virtanen, dome karukoski, kati outinen and tommi korpela. Dave calhoun time out this is a world that reeks of cigarette smoke and cheap vodka, yet as always in the work of finlands maestro of droll melancholy.
Finding haven and hamachi in helsinki finnish writerdirector ali kaurismaki follows up his 2011 film the havre with a darker, but still comic, variation on a. The movie expands upon kaurismakis central mode of observation and delivers some trenchant, upsetting truths about the immigration experience from the side of those seeking asylum. Palace films winner fipresci grand prix best film of 2017 winner 2017 berlin. The other side of hope aki kaurismaki finland, 2017 this wry, melancholic comedy from aki kaurismaki, a cleareyed response to the current refugee crisis, follows two people searching for a place to call home. The other side of hope 2017 the movie database tmdb. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the other side of hope near you. Wikstroms story, for the most part, seems to take place not just in a different movie, but in an entirely. Released december 1st, 2017, the other side of hope stars sherwan haji, sakari kuosmanen, janne hyytiainen, ilkka koivula the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 38 min, and received a score of. Watch the movie trailer for the other side of hope 2017. Footage from the press conference for the films premiere at the 2017 berlin international film festival, featuring kaurismaki, haji, and actor sakari kuosmanen.
Jan 11, 2018 as deadpan as the best of the directors work, and with a deep well of empathy for its downbutnotout characters many of them played by members of kaurismakis everreliable stock company, the other side of hope is a bittersweet tale of human kindness in the face of official indifference. As ive been saying since the early 1990s, he really. The blue of melancholy is the dominant palette for the other side of hope whether its the tone of a mattress, a navy wallpaper or simply the light suggesting a constant hint of sadness beneath its comedy moments. Curzon artificial eye t he movies of finnish director aki kaurismaki, with their deadpan drollery and aquarium light, have long been a habitforming pleasure. The other side of hope 2017, directed by aki kaurismaki. In real life, their chances of crossing paths are near nil, but in writerdirector aki kaurismakis awardwinning. The other side of hope has the stately pace and graceful precision of a movie from the 1930s, and democratic, antiauthoritarian politics that also evoke that era. One of its protagonists, wikstrom, drives around in a sleek, oversized black car of a vintage unknown to me, in keeping with the directors insistence. The other side of hope is the story of two mena pokerloving salesman named wikstrom and a syrian refugee named khaled. The other side of hope 2018 official hd trailer a film by. The new film by aki kaurismaki tells the story of a finnish travelling salesman sakari kuosmanen and a syrian refugee sherwan haji crossing paths. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the other side of hope near. With his previous film le havre, and this very sympathetic and charming new work, the other side of hope. Khaled, syrian refugee stows away on a freighter to helsinki.
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