Other Side Of Hope/Bd

Director: Aki Kaurismäki Aki Kaurismäki

Overview

A Syrian refugee (Sherwan Haji) living illegally in Helsinki evades the authorities by finding work at a dive bar. There, he meets a host of colorful characters, including a traveling salesman (Sakari Kuosmanen) who's looking for a new life after a windfall. Directed by Aki Kaurismäki. ~ Violet LeVoit

Product Details

Release Date:	05/15/2018
UPC:	0715515214612
Original Release:	2017
Source:	Criterion Collection
Region Code:	A
Presentation:	[Wide Screen, Color]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Time:	1:40:00
Sales rank:	43,187

Special Features

New interview with actor Sherwan Haji; Footage from the press conference for the film's premiere at the 2017 Berlin International Film Festival, featuring Kauismäki, 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

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Sherwan Haji	Khalid Ali
Sakari Kuosmanen	Wikström
Janne Hyytiäinen	Nyrhinen
Milka Ahlroth	Migrin haastattelija
Ilkka Koivula	Calamnius
Ville Virtanen	Oikeussalin Viranomainen
Kati Outinen	Vaatekaupan Omistaja
Dome Karukoski	Huligaani Bussipysakilla
Matti Onnismaa	Kylmasilmainen Mies
Jörn Donner	Pokerinpelaaja
Niroz Haji	Miriam
Maria Järvenhelmi	Vastaanottokeskuksen Virkailija
Hannu-Pekka Bjorkman	Pokerinpelaaja
Tommi Eronen	Huligaani Bussipysakilla
Mirja Oksanen	Oikeussalin Viranomainen
Simon Al-Bazoon	Mazdak
Timo Torikka	Poliisi Asemalla
Taneli Makela	Myyja
Sulevi Peltola	Pokerisalin Pitaja
Tommi Korpela	Melartin

Technical Credits

Aki Kaurismäki

Aki Kaurismäki	Director,Producer,Screenwriter
Reinhard Brundig	Associate Producer
Samu Heikkila	Editor
Misha Jaari	Co-producer,Production Manager
Eevi Kareinen	Casting
Tina Kaukanen	Costumes/Costume Designer
Mark Lwoff	Co-producer,Production Manager
Tero Malmberg	Sound Editor,Sound/Sound Designer
Olli Parnanen	Sound Editor,Sound Mixer
Markku Pätilä	Art Director
Timo Salminen	Cinematographer