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O Outro Lado da Esperança (2017)

Toivon tuolla puolen (original title)
M/12 | | Comedy, Drama | 26 October 2017 (Portugal)
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A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.

Director:

Aki Kaurismäki

Writer:

Aki Kaurismäki

Stars:

Ville Virtanen, Dome Karukoski, Tommi Korpela | See full cast & crew »
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Cast

Credited cast:
Ville Virtanen ... Oikeussalin viranomainen
Dome Karukoski ... Huligaani bussipysäkillä
Tommi Korpela ... Melartin
Kati Outinen ... Vaatekaupan omistaja
Tommi Eronen ... Huligaani bussipysäkillä
Milka Ahlroth ... Migrin haastattelija
Niroz Haji ... Miriam
Sakari Kuosmanen ... Waldemar Wikström
Sherwan Haji ... Khaled
Taneli Mäkelä Taneli Mäkelä ... Myyjä
Simon Al-Bazoon ... Mazdak (as Simon Hussein Al-Bazoon)
Jörn Donner ... Pokerinpelaaja
Matti Onnismaa Matti Onnismaa ... Kylmäsilmäinen mies
Hannu-Pekka Björkman Hannu-Pekka Björkman ... Pokerinpelaaja
Jukka Virtanen Jukka Virtanen ... Pkerinpelaaja
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Storyline

Khaled, syrian refugee stows away on a freighter to Helsinki. Meanwhile, Wikström is a traveling salesman who wins big at a poker table and buys himself a restaurant with the proceeds. When the authorities turn down his application for asylum, Khaled is forced underground and Wikström finds him sleeping in the yard behind his restaurant. He offers him a job and a roof over his head and, for a while, they form a Utopian union with the restaurant's waitress, the chef and his dog. Written by AnonymousB

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama

Certificate:

M/12 | See all certifications »

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Official Sites:

Official Facebook [UK] | Official site [Germany] | See more »

Country:

Finland | Germany

Language:

Finnish | English | Arabic | Swedish | Japanese

Release Date:

26 October 2017 (Portugal) See more »

Also Known As:

O Outro Lado da Esperança See more »

Filming Locations:

Helsinki, Finland See more »
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Box Office

Budget:

EUR1,600,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend USA:

$15,495, 3 December 2017

Gross USA:

$183,943

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$4,282,973
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Company Credits

Production Co:

Sputnik, Oy Bufo Ab, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF) See more »
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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Did You Know?

Trivia

The actors playing Khaled and his sister, Miriam are real-life siblings. See more »

Quotes

Khaled: I don't understand humour.
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Connections

Referenced in KVIFF Guide: Episode #1.9 (2017) See more »

Soundtracks

Skulaa tai delaa
Written by Tuomari Nurmio (as Hannu Nurmio)
Performed by Dumari ja Spuget
Featuring Esa Pulliainen
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black-comedy at it's peak
11 November 2017 | by mirowael – See all my reviews

i kept laughing in the cinema and watched my favourite movie in 2017 so far , the director was brilliant in making an equilibirum between dying of laughing and shedding tears . the decor in the movie was excellent ,all the actors did a good job and Sherwan Haji made an excellent performance ,the colors were just showing the mood of the scene (brilliant decor) ,the movie was so simple in its style yet so complicated in showing the refugees suffering
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