MesmeroWatch list, 0 saved

Movie
Poster for The Other Side of Hope

The Other Side of Hope

2017 · 101 min

A deadpan, quietly humane slow-burn that balances melancholy and warmth, with a sudden jolt of violence.

Directed by
Aki Kaurismäki
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Kaija Pakarinen
Overview
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.

Your rating is saved. See your suggestions, or find titles like this one below.

Rate it, and Mesmero finds titles that feel like it. You do not need an account.

Search YouTube for a trailer

Rent in the UK
  • Apple TV Store
  • Rakuten TV
  • Amazon Video
More options Data from JustWatch
Directed by
Aki Kaurismäki
Genres
Comedy, Drama
Starring
Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Kaija Pakarinen
In your watch list

How it feels

Written by AI. It can be wrong.

Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • warmstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • satiricalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • immigration
  • isolation
  • friendship
  • survival
  • family
Places
  • big city
  • workplace
Era
contemporary
Audience
adult
Form
None
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror1
Humour6
Realism8
Romance1
Tension4
Darkness5
Complexity5
Emotional weight7

More like this

Titles like The Other Side of Hope

Movie

Le Havre

2011

A gentle, deadpan fable of small-town kindness, where quiet humor and warm solidarity soften the ache of illness and exile.

Same writer: Aki Kaurismäki · Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about isolation

Also
Same writer: Aki Kaurismäki
Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
94 min
Details
Le HavreHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Drifting Clouds

1996

A deadpan, bittersweet struggle through unemployment that finds quiet dignity and hope in the face of relentless hardship.

Same director: Aki Kaurismäki · Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about isolation and survival

Also
Same director: Aki Kaurismäki
Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • isolation
  • survival
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
97 min
Details
Drifting CloudsHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Samba

2014

A gentle, humanistic drama that balances bureaucratic frustration with warmth and quiet hope.

Melancholic, warm · about immigration and isolation

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • immigration
  • isolation
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
118 min
Details
SambaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Fallen Leaves

2023

A deadpan, tender slow-burn romance that finds quiet warmth in lonely, working-class lives and absurd everyday setbacks.

Same director: Aki Kaurismäki · Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about isolation

Also
Same director: Aki Kaurismäki
Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
81 min
Details
Fallen LeavesHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Nowhere Boy

A quiet, tender story of loss and unlikely friendship, carrying a steady undercurrent of worry for a boy with nowhere to belong.

Melancholic, warm · about immigration and isolation

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • immigration
  • isolation
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Details
Nowhere BoyHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Visitor

2008

A quiet, humane drama that slowly opens up a lonely man's world, mixing warmth and quiet heartbreak.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about immigration and isolation

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • immigration
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
104 min
Details
The VisitorHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

The Good Lie

2014

A heartfelt and earnest drama that balances painful memories with warmth and hope, asking for emotional engagement rather than spectacle.

Melancholic, warm · about survival and family

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • survival
  • family
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Runtime
110 min
Details
The Good LieHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Limbo

2020

A quiet, bittersweet wait punctuated by deadpan humour and deep loneliness, asking you to sit with uncertainty and find warmth in small absurdities.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about isolation and survival

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • isolation
  • survival
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
104 min
Details
LimboHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

La Vie de Bohème

1992

Deadpan, tender and quietly sad, it drifts through poverty and friendship with dry wit and a heavy heart.

Same writer: Aki Kaurismäki · Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about isolation and friendship

Also
Same writer: Aki Kaurismäki
Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • isolation
  • friendship
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
103 min
Details
La Vie de BohèmeHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Aisha

2022

A quiet, humane watch that sits with uncertainty and bureaucratic strain, drawing you into a fragile connection under constant threat.

Melancholic, earnest, slow-burn · about immigration and isolation

Via
  • melancholic
  • earnest
  • immigration
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
94 min
Details
AishaHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

Fremont

2023

A quiet, black-and-white character study that drifts with gentle melancholy and dry humor, anchored by a lonely woman's small steps toward connection.

Melancholic, warm, slow-burn · about isolation

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • isolation
Pacing
slow-burn
Attention
engaged
Runtime
92 min
Details
FremontHidden from your suggestions.
Movie

On the Roof

2019

A quiet, bittersweet odd-couple story that balances warmth and melancholy as two isolated souls slowly connect.

Melancholic, warm · about immigration and isolation

Via
  • melancholic
  • warm
  • immigration
  • isolation
Pacing
measured
Attention
engaged
Details
On the RoofHidden from your suggestions.

Where to watch in the UK

Rent
  • Apple TV Store
  • Rakuten TV
  • Amazon Video
  • Curzon Home Cinema
  • YouTube
Buy
  • Apple TV Store
  • Rakuten TV
  • Amazon Video
  • YouTube

Streaming data from JustWatch.All options on TMDB

Details

Genres
comedy, drama
Directed by
Aki Kaurismäki
Written by
Aki Kaurismäki
Starring
Sherwan Haji, Sakari Kuosmanen, Kaija Pakarinen, Niroz Haji, Janne Hyytiäinen, Ilkka Koivula, Nuppu Koivu, Simon Al-Bazoon
Cinematography
Timo Salminen
Runtime
101 min
Country
Finland, Germany
Languages
Arabic, English, Finnish, Swedish

TMDBIMDbLetterboxdWikipediaWikidata

Something wrong on this page? Tell us.