The Other Side of Hope (2017)
Written & directed by Aki Kaurismaki this film stars Sherwan Haji and Sakari Kuosmanen. A man from Syria seeks asylum while a Finnish businessman takes over a restaurant.
As much as I enjoyed the off beat comedy in this film and its slightly odd pacing I felt it detracted a little from the moments of real drama. The sections on the businessman were definitely less interesting than the parts about the asylum seeker too. A good attempt at looking at the life of asylum seekers even if it did miss the mark a little for me at times.
3/5
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