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1 videodisc (100 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in
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Originally released as a motion picture in 2017
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
Wide screen (1.85:1)
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
Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Kaija Pakarinen, Niroz Haji, Janne Hyytiäinen, Ilkka Koivula, Nuppu Koivu, Simon Hussein Al-Bazzon,
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Blu-ray, region A; wide screen (1.85:1); Dolby digital 5.1 surround; requires Blu-ray player
Finnish and Arabic dialogue; English subtitles