An elegant and wild movie

Elza 2022-04-19 09:02:44

A man with a midlife crisis bought a restaurant one day when his employees picked up a stray dog ​​from outside and hid it in the toilet to avoid inspection by the Department of Health. Hiding inside with the dog was a Syrian man who used to be a decent engineer in the country. After he was exiled to Finland, he was yelled at, kicked by officials and moved from one shelter to another. Shelter.
In the end, a homeless man, with his dog, wounds, and helplessness, returns to his wandering life empty-handed. To the

end, the note-retro tone goes to the end, and it can even be said that it is a Kaurismaki version of Jim. The Jamsh movie, and the style of David Lynch and Todd Sorenz are also somewhat similar. The only difference is that the film has a local band playing some original rock music as embellishment, which is very refreshing, and it combines elegance and wild wind.

At first glance, it looks like a Polish "progressive" movie. It uses a full artistic style to oppose the prejudice that discriminates against immigrants, but the story is still too rounded. Aki made up a story to make the victims holy. The heroic qualities of the artist did not carry out the cruel harm to the end. In terms of aesthetic awareness and moral choices, he avoided more filthy things, which also allowed Ajicheng to continue to be a successful artist who works behind closed doors.

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Extended Reading
  • Mariane 2022-03-23 09:03:13

    The paralyzed and indifferent Finland basically represents the ruthlessness behind the apparent pity on the Syrian refugee issue across Europe. The film is like a sharp knife on the conscience of every European. In the first half, the refugee brother who was almost cornered by the Finnish government was greeted with sudden care from strangers in the second half, and he got a chance of life in an instant. The ruthlessness of the environment has not completely wiped out the conscience of the individual, and the cold humor of the desperate struggle in the second half makes the film unique.

  • Gracie 2022-03-18 09:01:07

    Still the same "proletarian" feelings, delicate, warm, neat, cold and bitter with some alienation, but full of kindness, the last scene seems to be back to the "proletarian" period of the 1980s, and for some time to come, The theme of refugees will be a tried and tested wine for European directors.

The Other Side of Hope quotes

  • Khaled: Listen. I fell in love with Finland.

  • Khaled: I don't understand humour.