The other side of hope
By: director, Aki Kaurismäki
Contributors: Haji, Sherwan, 1985- actor; Kuosmanen, Sakari, 1956- actor; Criterion Collection (Firm)
Edition: Criterion collection.
Published: 2018
Language: fin
Format: [videorecording] /
Number of pages: 100
ISBN-13: 9781681434407
Subjects: Drama; Men; Refugees
Other titles: Container of (work): Other side of hope (Motion picture); Container of (expression): Other side of hope (Motion picture). Finnish.; Container of (expression): Other side of hope (Motion picture). Arabic.
Description: The wry, melancholic comedy from Aki Kaurism̃ki is a bittersweet tale of human kindness in the face of official indifference. A response to the ongoing global refugee crisis, the film follows two people, a displaced Syrian and a Finnish salesman, searching for a place to call home.
Notes: Title from sell sheet.

Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.

Wide screen (1.85:1).

Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen.

Rating: Not rated.

DVD, wide screen (1.85:1); 5.1 surround.

Finnish or Arabic dialogue; English subtitles.