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The Other Side of Hope
2017Age guide: 12+
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See it on the shelfA restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
★ 6.9/10 · 378 TMDB audience ratings
Starring
Sherwan HajiKhaled
Sakari KuosmanenWikström
Kaija PakarinenWikström's Wife
Niroz HajiMiriam
Janne HyytiäinenNyrhinen
Ilkka KoivulaCalamnius
Nuppu KoivuMirja
Simon Al-BazoonMazdak
Audience reviews from TMDB · may contain spoilers
CRCulver: In Aki Kaurismäki's 2016 film Toivon tuolla puelella ("The Other Side of Hope"), the Finnish auteur continues a theme he explored in Le… Read full review
FrontrunnerParis: Europe "welcomes" war refugees. Gallery of portraits in Tati-style sets, and a call to order, always in progress. Uplifting.… Read full review