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The Other Side of Hope

Original title: Toivon tuolla puolen
  • 20172017
  • Not RatedNot Rated
  • 1h 40m
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7.2/10
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The Other Side of Hope (2017)
The Oscar-winning actress shares a special list of films that inspire hope in an effort to help support those without a place to call home amidst our global health crisis.
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Cate Blanchett's Films of Hope
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A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.
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  • Director
    • Aki Kaurismäki
  • Writer
    • Aki Kaurismäki
  • Stars
    • Sherwan Haji
    • Sakari Kuosmanen
    • Kaija Pakarinen
Top credits
  • Director
    • Aki Kaurismäki
  • Writer
    • Aki Kaurismäki
  • Stars
    • Sherwan Haji
    • Sakari Kuosmanen
    • Kaija Pakarinen
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    • 38User reviews
    • 162Critic reviews
    • 84Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 8 wins & 24 nominations

    Videos1

    Cate Blanchett's Films of Hope
    Clip 4:30
    Cate Blanchett's Films of Hope

    Photos31

    Elias Westerberg in The Other Side of Hope (2017)
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    Kati Outinen in The Other Side of Hope (2017)
    Janne Hyytiäinen, Ilkka Koivula, Sakari Kuosmanen, Nuppu Koivu, and Sherwan Haji in The Other Side of Hope (2017)
    Simon Al-Bazoon and Sherwan Haji in The Other Side of Hope (2017)
    Sherwan Haji and Niroz Haji in The Other Side of Hope (2017)
    Sakari Kuosmanen, Simon Al-Bazoon, and Sherwan Haji in The Other Side of Hope (2017)
    Sherwan Haji in The Other Side of Hope (2017)
    Marko Haavisto, Jouni Saario, Samuli Halonen, and Jaakko Rossi in The Other Side of Hope (2017)

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    Sherwan Haji
    Sherwan Haji
    • Khaled
    Sakari Kuosmanen
    Sakari Kuosmanen
    • Waldemar Wikström
    Kaija Pakarinen
    Kaija Pakarinen
    • Wikströmin vaimo
    Tuomari Nurmio
    Tuomari Nurmio
    • Katusoittaja
    Abdi Jama
    • Aseman kassa
    • (as Abdi alias 'Lii' Jama)
    Antti Virmavirta
    • Poliisi asemalla
    Timo Torikka
    Timo Torikka
    • Poliisi asemalla
    Simon Al-Bazoon
    • Mazdak
    • (as Simon Hussein Al-Bazoon)
    Olli Varja
    • Juoppo
    Pia Riihioja
    • Vaatekaupan myyjä
    Kati Outinen
    Kati Outinen
    • Vaatetusliikkeen omistajatar
    Maria Järvenhelmi
    Maria Järvenhelmi
    • Vastaanottokeskuksen virkailija
    Katja Tolonen
    • Vastaanottokeskuksen virkailija
    Mohamed Awad
    • Issa
    Seppo Väisänen
    • Migrin vahtimestari
    Milka Ahlroth
    Milka Ahlroth
    • Migrin haastattelija
    Karar Al-Bazoon
    • Migrin tulkki
    Ismo Haavisto
    • Kitaristi baarin ovella
    • Director
      • Aki Kaurismäki
    • Writer
      • Aki Kaurismäki
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    Storyline

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    • Trivia
      The actors playing siblings Khaled and Miriam are real-life siblings.
    • Quotes

      Khaled: I don't understand humour.

    • Connections
      Featured in What to Watch: Cate Blanchett's Films of Hope (2020)
    • Soundtracks
      Oi mutsi, mutsi
      Written and performed by Tuomari Nurmio

    User reviews38

    Review
    Top review
    9/10
    A Kaurismaki classic, full of his absurd realism
    The Other Side of Hope is a Kaurismaki classic, full of bittersweet sarcasm and existentialism, if by the latter we mean an honest reflection of what is. It also contains some great music, although I sometimes think that it is how he lets music exist in his films that makes it great, rather than the music per se.

    By centering his story around a Syrian refugee in Helsinki, the film brings forward the view of the migrant/refugee, and that is very important,because we do not only see the European view of the Other; Kaurismaki enters the Other's reality in modern fortress-Europe. It helps us think what it really means to be a young man/woman stuck in these postmodern concentration camps, waiting for some bureaucratic agency to review your asylum application and define, from some thousand miles away, whether the hell that you fled from can be officially called "war" or whatever. Or what it means to carry this burden and walk in the same streets with the "true Finns" or other nationalistic, xenophobic scums. It also depicts the power of solidarity, albeit in Kaurismaki's typically sarcastic manner.

    Anyhow, Kaurismaki always seems to take a certain distance from the things he narrates (some call him a snobbish filmmaker, others may claim that he makes a caricature of his characters), but his magic lies on the fact that it is precisely this distance (plus tons of alcohol, apparently) that makes his films so honest and humane. There is always a certain absurdity in play, yet to me Kaurismaki does realism in the most accurate meaning of the word. You exit the cinema and you see (and hear) this absurd realism applied all over the city. This film is no exception. It may not be his "magnum opus", but his kind of artists doesn't need this bourgeois terminology at all. It is what you make of it.
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    • Oct 18, 2017

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    • Release date
      • February 3, 2017 (Finland)
    • Countries of origin
      • Finland
      • Germany
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook (United Kingdom)
      • Official site (Germany)
    • Languages
      • Finnish
      • English
      • Arabic
      • Swedish
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • El otro lado de la esperanza
    • Filming locations
      • Helsinki, Finland
    • Production companies
      • Sputnik
      • Oy Bufo Ab
      • Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • €1,600,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $183,943
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $15,495
      • Dec 3, 2017
    • Gross worldwide
      • $4,282,973
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      1 hour 40 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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