At once honest and artful, a touching and clearsighted declaration of faith in people and in movies. The film follows syrian refugee khaled sherwan haji after he emerges, blackened, from a pile of coal on a ship docked in helsinki, finland. Current movie listings and showtimes for the other side of hope. The other side of hope is a deeply humane film, as well as a quietly hilarious one. Together, they help each other to navigate the adversities they face in these unfamiliar and. He hasnt lost his touch, and the other side of hope remains the work of a filmmaker unerringly sure of.
The other side of hope has the stately pace and graceful precision of a movie from the 1930s, and democratic, anti. Toivon tuolla puolen is a 2017 finnish comedydrama film written, produced, and directed by aki kaurismaki. Worthy winner of the 2017 berlin silver bear for best director, it is a beautiful, timely film from one of the worlds leading auteurs. Watch the movie trailer for the other side of hope 2017. The other side of hope mary riepma ross media arts center. Dunham offers a completely new take on world events we all remember in his alternative history set in the most modern of days. Critics pick at the new york times this film will screen on friday, december 1, 2017. Winner of best director silver bear at the 2017 berlin film festival.
This wry, melancholic comedy from aki kaurismaki, a response to the ongoing global refugee crisis, follows two people searching for a place to. In the dark star perry mattfeld on why season 2 is where. Writerdirector aki kaurismaki further sharpens his craft with the other side of hope, offering a timely drama whose melancholy air is leavened by its empathy. The fund will support people who have been injured or bereaved by the attack at the manchester arena. Syrian refugee khaled sherwan haji and middleaged helsinki resident wikstrom sakari.
So too is his latest feature, the other side of hope. Select any poster below to play the movie, totally free. There are two protagonists in the other side of hope, and they are, of course, total opposites. Aki kaurismaki delves into the subject matter of the syrian refugee crisis, and erm, the restaurant business, in. The other side of hope 2018 official hd trailer a film by. 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. Reigning atop the pile of competition titles is aki kaurismakis the other side of hope. Palace films winner fipresci grand prix best film of 2017 winner 2017 berlin. Six years later, we get the other side of hope 2017, a film with a timely political message once again telling the story of a refugee encountering a european local. 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 was released in the united states on 1 december 2017. In modernday helsinki, the lives of two characters are followed.
A pokerplaying restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees that has recently arrived in finland. The other side of hope the other side of hope showtimes. All ticket sales from the screening of the other side of hope on fri 2 jun at 20. Met grote hoop voor een betere toekomst, probeert hij hier politiek asiel te verkrijgen. Anticipating watching a new aki kaurismaki is like anticipating a dinner with a friend you love, but only see every few years.
This covers the cost of getting your tickets booked, thats everything from the booking software to card charges. Khaled sherwan haji, een jonge syrische vluchteling, belandt in helsinki. Art214bd with the support of the creative europe programme media awards. Waldemar sakari kuosmanen is beginning a new life as a single man and opening a new. The other side of hope film society of lincoln center. The other side of hope toivon tuolla puolen 2017 rotten. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the other side of hope near you. We watch wikstrom go through normal life, eventually opening a restaurant called the golden pint. Search for screenings showtimes and book tickets for the other side of hope. The other side of hope in theatres december 8, 2017. On imdb tv, you can catch hollywood hits and popular tv series at no cost. Eventful movies is your source for uptodate the other side of hope information, showtimes, trailers, photos, and cast information.
The other side of hope is a bittersweet tale of human kindness in the face of official indifference. 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. He hasnt lost his touch, and the other side of hope remains the work of a filmmaker unerringly sure of his distinctive voice. Finlands master of deadpan comedy, aki kaurismaki lights in the dusk, le havre, returns with the other side of hope, the story of an unlikely friendship between a syrian asylum seeker and an. A pokerplaying restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to finland.
The other side of hope 2017 the criterion collection. The official showtimes destination brought to you by curzon artificial eye. And then theres a syrian man who finds his way to finland in order to start a new life. Het lijkt alsof in the other side of hope twee films naar verzoening zoeken. 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. First theres an older finnish man who opens a small restaurant. Displaced syrian khaled sherwan haji lands in helsinki as a stowaway.
The other side of hope features half a dozen characters who collide and connect, and the most pivotal of them is khaled ali sherwan. In march 2017, janus films acquired the rights to distribute the film in the united states, previously distributing kaurismakis preceding film from 2011, le havre, in the country as well. The other side of hope basically tells two stories. As much as the other side of hope consists of quirky characters who convey strange behavior the entire restaurant crew of the golden pint comes to mind, what stands out is what they do for each other. The other side of hope 2017 a compassionate refugee.
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