The Other Side of Hope (Kaurismaki, 2017): Finland

Reviewed by Larry Gleeson during the Berlin Film Festival. Writer/Director Aki Kaurismaki served up a full platter of entertainment with Toivon tuolla puolen (The Other Side of Hope) during the 67th Berlin International Film Festival at the Berlinale Palast Theater. Tackling the migration and asylum bureaucratic processing issues of the day, Kaurismaki serves up quite a treat … Continue reading The Other Side of Hope (Kaurismaki, 2017): Finland