The Other Side of Hope (Criterion Collection)

Aging Helsinki salesman Wikström (Sakari Kuosmanen) grabbed at a chance to ditch wife and career when he sank gambling winnings into a failing restaurant. Displaced Syrian Khaled (Sherwan Haji) was trying to get his sister out of their homeland before Finnish immigration deported him. The unlikely alliance and friendship that emerged from their chance encounter drives Aki Kaurismäki’s wistful, deadpan societal farce; Simon Al-Bazoon, Kati Outinen, Ilkka Koivula also star. 100 min. Widescreen; Soundtrack: Finnish Dolby Digital 5.1; Subtitles: English; featurettes; music videos; theatrical trailer. In Finnish with English subtitles.