the other side of hope

Shanie 2022-04-19 09:02:44

The first story tells the story of a man named Kahd. He is a Syrian refugee who smuggled into Helsinki on a coal ship and stayed in a local shelter with little vision for the future. The protagonist of the second story is Vikstrom, who was originally a businessman but made a fortune at the gambling tables. Now run a restaurant. Kahed was turned away by the Finnish government and was not granted legal status. In desperation, he "black" in Helsinki, living in various parks and sewers, suffering all kinds of insults and unbearable. Fortunately, he also gained a lot of friendship. One day, Vikstrom found Kahead sleeping near his hotel and offered him a bed and a job. At this time, it was discovered that Kahede was not the only unidentified refugee that Vikstrom rescued...

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  • Elsa 2022-03-21 09:03:10

    The best I've seen in the main competition so far, I guess it's going to be the Golden Bear.

  • Reyes 2022-03-21 09:03:10

    #1st HIFF# I missed all the way to Hainan to watch a big screen. The film starts to get interesting when the two threads are intertwined. And the fun part is hardly ever about refugees. In fact, most of Aki's speeches on refugee issues are still clichés, and the use of news is also too much, but apart from details such as typewriters hahaha, there are two scenes that are very good, one is when the refugee brother was asked about the sect Answer, one is two refugee brothers ran to drink. In fact, the half of the story without refugees is completely true. The theme of refugees is actually not as good as [Le Havre]. Of course, this film won't win the Golden Bear if you go over it again... It's absolutely fair to give the Best Director Award. This unique stylization from the play to the performance to the lighting is indeed worthy of praise.

The Other Side of Hope quotes

  • Khaled: Listen. I fell in love with Finland.

  • Khaled: I don't understand humour.