Due to a high volume of active users and service overload, we had to decrease the quality of video streaming. Premium users remains with the highest video quality available. Sorry for the inconvinience it may cause. Donate to keep project running.
We are currently experiencing technical difficulties with our servers. We hope to have this resolved soon. This issue doesn't affect premium users.
Get Premium
Watch on MixDrop/MyStream
Oops...
Something went wrong
Try again later.
Something went wrong
Try again later.
Here You can choose a playback server.
The Other Side of Hope (Toivon tuolla puolen)
Description
A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.
A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.
Actors:
Antero Jakoila,
Elina Knihtilä,
Varpu,
Timo Torikka,
Kati Outinen,
Sulevi Peltola,
Hannu-Pekka Björkman,
Kaija Pakarinen,
Tom Liljemark,
Panu Vauhkonen,
Antti Virmavirta,
...»
Antero Jakoila
17 October 1945, Vaasa, Finland
Elina Knihtilä
6 June 1971, Valkeala, Finland
Varpu
Timo Torikka
1 February 1958, Kerava, Finland
Kati Outinen
17 August 1961, Helsinki, Finland
Sulevi Peltola
7 December 1946, Viljakkala, Finland
Hannu-Pekka Björkman
11 February 1969, Jyväskylä, Finland
Kaija Pakarinen
7 January 1954, Rääkkylä, Finland
Tom Liljemark
Panu Vauhkonen
Antti Virmavirta
7 March 1959, Harjavalta, Finland
Director:
Aki Kaurismäki
Aki Kaurismäki
4 April 1957, Orimattila, Finland
COMMENTS (0)
Sort by
Newest
Newest
Oldest
YOU MAY ALSO LIKE
March 30, 2018
[There] is not a false note in the film's humanity, despite a reality that at times seems entirely cinematic.December 15, 2017
Blues musicians in Finland. Who know there was such a thing?March 28, 2018
Most of the characters face a daily question: to be kind or unkind. Kaurismaki builds a heroic narrative around that idea.December 08, 2017
The guiding ethic of The Other Side of Hope is as much topical as it universal: that altruism is not especially brave or courageous, but just the basic principle governing relations between human beings.April 19, 2018
If you're a fan of Kaurismäki, you're already there. If you're a newbie and curious, this is a perfect opportunity to dip your toe in, as it's representative of his finest work.August 20, 2018
The director's seamless politics and rock 'n' roll style have been evolved in the past decade, and The Other Side of Hope feels like a crystallization of sorts. It finds the perfect harmony between off-kilter strangeness and essential acts of humanity.January 11, 2018
Finnish films have been generating buzz lately. "Tom of Finland" and "The Happiest Day in the Life of Olli Maki" have found a small, if enthusiastic, audience...Aki Kaurismäki's charmingly deadpan "The Other Side of Hope" should follow a similar path.December 13, 2017
It's refreshing to see a film about the refugee crisis that doesn't rely on cliche, but the fact remains: The mundane is mundane.June 01, 2018
In other words, every moment in this movie is pure heaven. And what it has to say is urgent.December 14, 2017
This kindhearted, unsentimental movie is a good way to celebrate Finland, which celebrated its 100th anniversary as a free nation last week.July 04, 2018
deals in deadpan, but sympathetic and humanist terms with the thorny issue of immigrationDecember 08, 2017
One couldn't help but think of the obvious, heavy-handed messaging we'd be spared if all directors followed Kaurismäki's expert smuggling techniques.