Storyline

Khaled, syrian refugee stows away on a freighter to Helsinki. Meanwhile, Wikström is a traveling salesman who wins big at a poker table and buys himself a restaurant with the proceeds. When the authorities turn down his application for asylum, Khaled is forced underground and Wikström finds him sleeping in the yard behind his restaurant. He offers him a job and a roof over his head and, for a while, they form a Utopian union with the restaurant's waitress, the chef and his dog.—AnonymousB

Plot Keywords

refugee, syrian, restaurant manager, emotional, intense, disheartening, profound, brooding, melodramatic, finland, helsinki, restaurant, political asylum, refugees, new life, poker, adventure, rescue, escape, underdog, pursuit, revenge, 2010s

Short Review

The humor in The Other side of Hope doesn't necessarily emerge from jokes - sometimes it's just a well-placed shot of a dog - but it shows how human kindness rarely takes the form of grandiose Hallmark-ready overtures.

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Streaming Service

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