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The Other Side of Hope

A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.

Director

Aki Kaurismäki

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Box Office

$183,943

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Awards

8 wins & 24 nominations total

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THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE - The Other Side of Hope

THE OTHER SIDE OF HOPE

Oh mother, mother - The Other Side of Hope

Oh mother, mother

I got the cigarettes from him. - The Other Side of Hope

I got the cigarettes from him.

- Thank you.
- Please come again. - The Other Side of Hope

- Thank you. - Please come again.

This is all I can take.
Times are bad. - The Other Side of Hope

This is all I can take. Times are bad.

I'd like to change my business.
Want to buy my stock? - The Other Side of Hope

I'd like to change my business. Want to buy my stock?

I'll quit myself next Christmas
and move to Mexico City. - The Other Side of Hope

I'll quit myself next Christmas and move to Mexico City...

I need action after
all this peace and quiet. - The Other Side of Hope

I need action after all this peace and quiet.

I've always liked restaurants.
Theoretically speaking. - The Other Side of Hope

I've always liked restaurants. Theoretically speaking.

A profitable business.
People drink if times are bad. - The Other Side of Hope

A profitable business. People drink if times are bad.

I guess we won't see each other again,
as I'll be going to Mexico. - The Other Side of Hope

I guess we won't see each other again, as I'll be ...

This is my fifth
Reception Centre in a year. - The Other Side of Hope

This is my fifth Reception Centre in a year.

I have four children.
Where are you from? - The Other Side of Hope

I have four children. Where are you from?

I worked in a garage
on the outskirts of Aleppo. - The Other Side of Hope

I worked in a garage on the outskirts of Aleppo.

On 6th April last spring - - The Other Side of Hope

On 6th April last spring -

When I arrived home,
it lay in ruins. - The Other Side of Hope

When I arrived home, it lay in ruins.

Government troops, rebels, - The Other Side of Hope

Government troops, rebels,

She'd been in the shop,
queuing for bread. - The Other Side of Hope

She'd been in the shop, queuing for bread.

We started to dig right away.
The neighbours helped. - The Other Side of Hope

We started to dig right away. The neighbours helped.

By morning we'd found my father,
my mother, my little brother, - The Other Side of Hope

By morning we'd found my father, my mother, my little b...

Next morning,
when we'd buried them, - The Other Side of Hope

Next morning, when we'd buried them,

My cousin drove us in a van
to the Turkish border. - The Other Side of Hope

My cousin drove us in a van to the Turkish border.

After two weeks, we paid
3,000 dollars to a smuggler. - The Other Side of Hope

After two weeks, we paid 3,000 dollars to a smuggler.

From there we walked
through Macedonia to Serbia. - The Other Side of Hope

From there we walked through Macedonia to Serbia.

There was a panic
and I lost sight of Miriam. - The Other Side of Hope

There was a panic and I lost sight of Miriam.

I tried to get back
through the police line. - The Other Side of Hope

I tried to get back through the police line.

Two policemen grabbed me
and threw me down. - The Other Side of Hope

Two policemen grabbed me and threw me down.

They handcuffed me
and put me in jail. - The Other Side of Hope

They handcuffed me and put me in jail.

They tried to take
my sister three times, - The Other Side of Hope

They tried to take my sister three times,

Why did the garage owner give you
so much money? - The Other Side of Hope

Why did the garage owner give you so much money?

I was beaten up,
but released after four days. - The Other Side of Hope

I was beaten up, but released after four days.

I searched for my sister,
but I couldn't find her. - The Other Side of Hope

I searched for my sister, but I couldn't find her.

I asked at all the refugee camps,
but no one knew anything. - The Other Side of Hope

I asked at all the refugee camps, but no one knew anything.

For two months, I went around Hungary,
Austria, Slovenia and Germany. - The Other Side of Hope

For two months, I went around Hungary, Austria, Slovenia and...

I also went back to Serbia -
I thought she might look for me there. - The Other Side of Hope

I also went back to Serbia - I thought she might look for me...

Didn't you apply for asylum anywhere? - The Other Side of Hope

Didn't you apply for asylum anywhere?

So I could move freely
looking for my sister. - The Other Side of Hope

So I could move freely looking for my sister.

Write down her name
and her date of birth. - The Other Side of Hope

Write down her name and her date of birth.

Why don't we end this game? - The Other Side of Hope

Why don't we end this game?

Sixty thousand and small change. - The Other Side of Hope

Sixty thousand and small change.

Five of clubs,
possible straight flush. - The Other Side of Hope

Five of clubs, possible straight flush.

BUSINESS AGENCY - The Other Side of Hope

BUSINESS AGENCY

Like I said, what we don't have
is not profitable. - The Other Side of Hope

Like I said, what we don't have is not profitable.

Well, well.
Within walking distance. - The Other Side of Hope

Well, well. Within walking distance.

Restaurant Golden Pint.
An excellent name. - The Other Side of Hope

Restaurant Golden Pint. An excellent name.

Quite affordable leasehold
at 1,400 per month. - The Other Side of Hope

Quite affordable leasehold at 1,400 per month.

Two employees,
evidently competent- - The Other Side of Hope

Two employees, evidently competent-

Quite reasonable for a business
with an established clientele. - The Other Side of Hope

Quite reasonable for a business with an established clientel...

If you get clean papers from
The Companies Register and the taxman, - The Other Side of Hope

If you get clean papers from The Companies Register and the ...

Good relations with the authorities
are the key to our business. - The Other Side of Hope

Good relations with the authorities are the key to our busin...

For the Tax Office
I'm like a member of the family. - The Other Side of Hope

For the Tax Office I'm like a member of the family.

THE GOLDEN PINT - The Other Side of Hope

THE GOLDEN PINT

- Do furnishings come with the deal?
- I think it can be arranged. - The Other Side of Hope

- Do furnishings come with the deal? - I think it can be arr...

- I'll ask the owner if it's enough.
- I believe it is. - The Other Side of Hope

- I'll ask the owner if it's enough. - I believe i...

Congratulations. You got a fine place
practically for free. - The Other Side of Hope

Congratulations. You got a fine place practically for free.

It is a goldmine.
I'd never have parted with it, - The Other Side of Hope

It is a goldmine. I'd never have parted with it,

Trouble with the spine.
A dab of paint and... - The Other Side of Hope

Trouble with the spine. A dab of paint and...

- What about back pay?
- In your account by morning. - The Other Side of Hope

- What about back pay? - In your account by morning.

I must cash the cheque first. - The Other Side of Hope

I must cash the cheque first.

- What about you?
- A trainee. Unpaid, looks like. - The Other Side of Hope

- What about you? - A trainee. Unpaid, looks like.

13,000 per month.
Plus the extras. - The Other Side of Hope

13,000 per month. Plus the extras.

Humour never hurts.
Union wages, whatever they are. - The Other Side of Hope

Humour never hurts. Union wages, whatever they are.

- Do your friends call you Wallu?
- I have no friends. - The Other Side of Hope

- Do your friends call you Wallu? - I have no friends.

Today's lunch is meatballs
and boiled potatoes - The Other Side of Hope

Today's lunch is meatballs and boiled potatoes

- That was quick.
- We have a Fusion Kitchen. - The Other Side of Hope

- That was quick. - We have a Fusion Kitchen.

I still remember you.
Sit down on the couch. - The Other Side of Hope

I still remember you. Sit down on the couch.

I'm not one for bad talk, - The Other Side of Hope

I'm not one for bad talk,

For the last three months.
And some of us have a family. - The Other Side of Hope

For the last three months. And some of us have a family.

- You, too?
- I am a bachelor, by choice. - The Other Side of Hope

- You, too? - I am a bachelor, by choice.

- But for instance Nyrhinen has a mother.
- So you want an advance? - The Other Side of Hope

- But for instance Nyrhinen has a mother. - So you want an a...

I'd be grateful if you didn't
mention this to the others. - The Other Side of Hope

I'd be grateful if you didn't mention this to the ...

Of course, any time you wish. - The Other Side of Hope

Of course, any time you wish.

Of course.
Why do you even ask? - The Other Side of Hope

Of course. Why do you even ask?

My cousin and his family
have fled to the Turkish border. - The Other Side of Hope

My cousin and his family have fled to the Turkish border.

But they cannot cross it-
they've closed the borders. - The Other Side of Hope

But they cannot cross it- they've closed the borders.

And no one knows about my sister. - The Other Side of Hope

And no one knows about my sister.

I'd like a beer
or whatever these unbelievers drink. - The Other Side of Hope

I'd like a beer or whatever these unbelievers drink.

That's a good shoemaker there. - The Other Side of Hope

That's a good shoemaker there.

Fixes shoes well,
good with his hands. - The Other Side of Hope

Fixes shoes well, good with his hands.

And up here -
not that one but over there - - The Other Side of Hope

And up here - not that one but over there -

How well you speak Finnish.
What did you say? - The Other Side of Hope

How well you speak Finnish. What did you say?

There was a field by the lake - The Other Side of Hope

There was a field by the lake

Tall fearless crop of corn did grow - The Other Side of Hope

Tall fearless crop of corn did grow

I've been here for a year already,
and I don't go forward or backward. - The Other Side of Hope

I've been here for a year already, and I don't go ...

I cleaned a metro station
for two months. - The Other Side of Hope

I cleaned a metro station for two months.

I'd need three jobs anyway
to bring my family here. - The Other Side of Hope

I'd need three jobs anyway to bring my family here.

I bring no joy to anyone. - The Other Side of Hope

I bring no joy to anyone.

Those who are melancholy
are the first to be sent back. - The Other Side of Hope

Those who are melancholy are the first to be sent back.

Even the Imam said I'm worldly. - The Other Side of Hope

Even the Imam said I'm worldly.

When they raided my home to get me,
I was in town. - The Other Side of Hope

When they raided my home to get me, I was in town.

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A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.

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Director: Aki Kaurismäki

Writer: Aki Kaurismäki

Production: N/A

Genre: comedy, drama

Year: 2017

MetaScore: 84/100

ImdbRating: 7.2

BoxOffice: $183,943

Released: 03 Feb 2017

Awards: 8 wins & 24 nominations total

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