Toivon tuolla puolen = The other side of hope /
The wry, melancholic comedy from Aki Kaurismäki is a bittersweet tale of human kindness in the face of official indifference. A response to the ongoing global refugee crisis, the film follows two people, a displaced Syrian and a Finnish salesman, searching for a place to call home.
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| Format: | Video Blu-ray Disc |
| Language: | Finnish Arabic |
| Language Notes: | Finnish and Arabic dialogue; English subtitles. |
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[New York, New York] :
The Criterion Collection,
[2018]
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| Edition: | Director-approved Blu-ray special edition. |
| Series: | Criterion collection ;
922. |
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| Summary: | The wry, melancholic comedy from Aki Kaurismäki is a bittersweet tale of human kindness in the face of official indifference. A response to the ongoing global refugee crisis, the film follows two people, a displaced Syrian and a Finnish salesman, searching for a place to call home. |
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| Item Description: | Originally released as a motion picture in 2017. Special features: new interview actor Sherwan Haji; footage from the press conference for the film's premiere at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival, featuring Kaurismäki, Haji, and actor Sakari Kuosmanen; "Aki and Peter", a new video essay by filmmaker Daniel Raim, based on a 1997 essay by critic Peter von Bagh, to whom "The other side of hope' is dedicated; music videos; trailer; plus an essay by critic Girish Shambu." |
| Physical Description: | 1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 folded insert. |
| Format: | Blu-ray, region A; wide screen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround; requires Blu-ray player. |
| Audience: | Not rated. |
| ISBN: | 9781681434391 1681434393 |