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      The Other Side of Hope

      2017, Comedy/Drama, 1h 38m

      109 Reviews 500+ Ratings

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      Writer-director Aki Kaurismäki further sharpens his craft with The Other Side of Hope, offering a timely drama whose melancholy air is leavened by its empathy. Read critic reviews

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      Movie Info

      A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees that has recently arrived in Finland.

      • Genre: Comedy, Drama

      • Original Language: Finnish

      • Director: Aki Kaurismäki

      • Producer: Aki Kaurismäki

      • Writer: Aki Kaurismäki

      • Release Date (Theaters):  limited

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      • Box Office (Gross USA): $97.1K

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      • Distributor: Janus Films

      • Production Co: Sputnik Oy, Zweites Deutsches Fernsehen (ZDF)

      • Sound Mix: Dolby Digital

      • Aspect Ratio: Flat (1.85:1)

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      • Sep 22, 2017

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      • Feb 20, 2017

        It has everything that anyone can expect from an Aki Kaurismäki film, including his hilarious deadpan humor and usual style with a theatrical mise-en-scène and palette of saturated colors - all of which he uses to make a caustic commentary on the racism of Finnish society.

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