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Title:
The other side of hope [DVD video]
Edition:
DVD special edition ; Widescreen [edition].
Publication Date:
2017
Publication Information:
[United States] : The Criterion Collection, [2017]
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
ISBN:
9781681434407
Abstract:
The wry, melancholic comedy from Aki Kaurismk̃i 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.
General Note:
Title from title screen.
Originally released as a motion picture in 2017.
Director-approved DVD special edition 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.
Performers:
Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen.
Technical Details:
DVD, widescreen (1.85:1); 5.1 surround.
Language:
Finnish
Additional Language:
In Finnish and Arabic with English subtitles.
Audience:
Rating: Not rated.
