The Other Side of Hope

6.9
Overview
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
Reviews (2)
CRCulver (Rated: 5)
In Aki Kaurismäki's 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: refugees fleeing to Europe and forced to survive when heartless officials and some locals are against them. While that ...
FrontrunnerParis (Rated: 8)
Europe "welcomes" war refugees. Gallery of portraits in Tati-style sets, and a call to order, always in progress. Uplifting.
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