72SSIFF - 20/28 September 2024
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Toivon tuolla puolen / The Other Side of Hope / The Other Side of Hope

Aki Kaurismäki
Finland - Germany      98 m.
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Helsinki. Khaled, a young Syrian immigrant, arrives as a stowaway on a coal ship from Poland. Meanwhile, a nondescript salesman going by the name of Wikström decides to end his marriage, change his occupation and open a restaurant with only a very few customers. When their paths cross, Wikström offers Khaled a roof, food and a job. But the boy dreams of finding his sister, who also fled Syria.

Director
Aki Kaurismäki
Screenplay
Aki Kaurismäki
Production
Sputnik Oy (Finland)
Aki Kaurismaki
Bufo (Finland)
Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff
Pandora Film (Germany)
Reinhard Brundig
Photography
Timo Salminen
Edition
Samu Heikkilä
Music
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Cast
Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Janne Hyytiäinen, Ilkka Koivula, Nuppu Koivu, Simon Hussein Al-Bazoon, Niroz Haji, Kaija Pakarinen
Format
DCP FOLLOWING DCI
Sales
The Match Factory
Domstrasse, 60
50668
Cologne
Germany
Running Time
98 m.
Country
Finland - Germany
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