The other side of hope

The other side of hope

DVD - 2017

The wry, melancholic comedy from Aki Kaurismk̃i 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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Subjects
Refugees > Syria > Drama.
Men > Finland > Drama.
Feature films.
Comedy films.
Video recordings for the hearing impaired.
Genres
Feature films
Comedy films
Video recordings for the hearing impaired
Published
[Irvington, NY] : The Criterion Collection [2017]
Language
Finnish
Arabic
English
Other Authors
Aki Kaurismäki, 1957- (film director), Sherwan Haji, 1985- (actor), Sakari Kuosmanen, 1956-
Edition
DVD special edition
Item Description
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.
Physical Description
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
Format
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1); 5.1 surround.
Audience
Rating: Not rated.
ISBN
9781681434407
Contents unavailable.
Review by Library Journal Review

Having escaped his war-torn homeland, a Syrian refugee (Sherwan Haji) is denied legal asylum in Helsinki but evades deportation and finds work at a restaurant run by a compassionate entrepreneur (Sakari Kuosmanen) with a decidedly different sort of settlement concern. Directed with droll but sympathetic wit, Aki Kaurismäki's (Le Havre) film explores incendiary immigration issues while maintaining an emotional distance. The stately pace and quiet camera work may be an acquired taste, but the style is a nice break from the more typical attention-deficit-oriented production. © Copyright 2018. Library Journals LLC, a wholly owned subsidiary of Media Source, Inc. No redistribution permitted.

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