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The Other Side of Hope( 2017)

TV-MAComedyDrama
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Overview

A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.

    Top Billed Cast

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      Sherwan Haji

      Khaled

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      Sakari Kuosmanen

      Wikström

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      Kaija Pakarinen

      Wikström's Wife

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      Niroz Haji

      Miriam

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      Janne Hyytiäinen

      Nyrhinen

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      Ilkka Koivula

      Calamnius

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      Nuppu Koivu

      Mirja

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      Simon Al-Bazoon

      Mazdak

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      Tuomari Nurmio

      Busker / Band Member

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      Abdi Jama

      Cashier at Train Station

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      Antti Virmavirta

      Police at the Station

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      Timo Torikka

      Police at the Station

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      Olli Varja

      Drunkard

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      Pia Riihioja

      Clothing Shop Attendant

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      Kati Outinen

      Clothing Store Owner

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      Maria Järvenhelmi

      Reception Center Officer

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      Katja Tolonen

      Reception Center Officer

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      Mohamed Awad

      Issa

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      Seppo Väisänen

      Migrant Janitor

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      Milka Ahlroth

      Asylum interviewer

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      Karar Al-Bazoon

      Interpreter at Asylum Interview

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      Ismo Haavisto

      Guitarist Outside Bar

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      Tommi Eronen

      Hooligan at the Bus Stop

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      Vesa Häkli

      Hooligan at the Bus Stop

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      Dome Karukoski

      Hooligan at the Bus Stop

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      Pekka Wiik

      Buyer of the Remaining Shirts

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      Erkki Lahti

      Casino Doorman

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      Mikko Mykkänen

      Poker Room Doorman

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      Minna Maskulin

      Poker Room Waitress

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      Heikki Heimo

      Poker Room Cashier

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      Sulevi Peltola

      Poker Room Operator

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      Matti Onnismaa

      Man with Cold Stare

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      Hannu-Pekka Björkman

      Poker Player

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      Hannu Lauri

      Poker Player

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      Juhani Niemelä

      Poker Player

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      Atte Blom

      Poker Player

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      Jörn Donner

      Poker Player

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      Jukka Virtanen

      Poker Player

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      Kai Kilpinen

      Poker Player

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      Puntti Valtonen

      Business Agent

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      Taneli Mäkelä

      Seller of the Restaurant

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      Heikki Metsämäki

      Lunching Businessman

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      Clas-Ove Bruun

      Bartender

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      Harri Marstio

      Musician in Bar

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      Antero Jakoila

      Musician in Bar

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      Ville Virtanen

      Judicial Authority

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      Mirja Oksanen

      Judicial Authority

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      Kari Vento

      Judicial Authority

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      Hamid Al-Bazoon

      Courtroom Interpreter

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      Sami Silventoinen

      Police at the Reception Center

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      Jari Tuomola

      Police at the Reception Center

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      Mikael Hankkila

      Reception Center Guard

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      Imad Alkhatib

      Saz Owner

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      Ilmi

      Reception Center Watchdog

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      Markku Hillilä

      Band Member

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      Esa Pulliainen

      Band Member

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      Mitja Tuurala

      Band Member

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      Panu Vauhkonen

      Liberation Army Finland

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      Axel Laurén

      Liberation Army Finland

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      Pauli Patinen

      Liberation Army Finland

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      Juuso Hirvikangas

      Man on the Beach

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      Esa Kukkola

      Man on the Beach

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      Tom Liljemark

      Man on the Beach

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      Reima Mäenpää

      Man on the Beach

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      Tom Wahlroos

      Man on the Beach

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      Elina Knihtilä

      Restaurant Inspector

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      Hannu Kivioja

      Police at Restaurant Inspection

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      Antti Määttänen

      Fire Safety Inspector

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      Elias Westerberg

      Winston

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      Samuel Jaari

      Winston's Assistant

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      Pirita Pesu

      Police in Front of the Shop

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      Lauri Untamo

      Police in Front of the Shop

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      Marko Haavisto

      Dance Orchestra

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      Samuli Halonen

      Dance Orchestra

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      Jaakko Rossi

      Dance Orchestra

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      Jouni Saario

      Dance Orchestra

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      Tommi Korpela

      Melartin

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      Jonas Nourisson

      Customs Officer

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      Heikki Häkkinen

      Customs Officer

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      Juho Kuosmanen

      Bus Passenger (uncredited)

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    A review by CRCulver

    5
    Written by CRCulver on Wed Aug 22 2018
    In Aki Kaurismäki's 2016 film <i>Toivon tuolla puelella</i> ("The Other Side of Hope"), the Finnish auteur continues a theme he explored in <i>Le Havre</i> from five years earlier: refugees fleeing to Europe and forced to survive when heartless officials and some locals are against them. While that earlier film was shot in the comparatively exotic setting of the eponymous French port, <i>Toivon tuolla puelella</i> returns to Kaurismäki's familiar stomping grounds of downtown Helsinki. The film consists of two converging plotlines. In one, the aging salesman Wikström (Sakari Kuosmanen, a long...

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    Facts

    Status

    Released

    Original Language

    English

    Budget

    -

    Revenue

    1657449.00

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