The main line of the film is the story of Khalid, a Syrian refugee. His fiancée was killed before the war. He returned home after work and found that his home was in ruins. Only he and his sister Miriam were left. He took her sister to flee all the way. The two unfortunately separated halfway. Khalid escaped to Finland through a coal truck. In Finland, he got the help of a native Vikstone. He gradually fell in love with Finland and never gave up looking for his sister.
The story revolves around Khalid, a refugee, and Vikstone, a native of Finland, two different people, two different lives, two people who cannot be in the same frame, but they have an intersection in Aki's lens. Vikstone is a businessman who made a fortune through a gambling accident. He ran away from his home, from his wife who smoked and drank and burned her head. Vikstone is the kind of person who is cold-hearted and warm-hearted. He put the wedding ring on the table with a blank face, took his luggage and left. He drove the car with a blank face and met Khalid for the first time on the street corner. He won the chips at the poker table with a blank face. , he ordered a restaurant to concentrate on running him, he was worried about the routine inspection of the industry and commerce, and he was also worried about the lack of customers. Just like us, we try to survive and survive in order to survive.
Khalid failed to apply for asylum and escaped during the repatriation. He said that he would continue to find his sister. He could not return to his country. He was beaten by passers-by in Finland. , he was displaced, he was vigilant about everything around him, he hid by the trash can in Vikstone's restaurant, when Vikstone met him, he had to support himself, he could no longer be beaten, He was driven away and sent back. He punched Vikstone, which officially connected people from two different worlds to everything. Vikstone took in Khalid to work in his restaurant, Khalid He continued to look for his sister through his acquaintances. He did not give up hope. He said he fell in love with Finland and wanted to take his sister to stay here.
Vikstone did not give up hope in the face of the bleak restaurant business. I heard that Japanese food has become popular recently. He changed the restaurant selling meatballs into a Japanese food store. This may be the funniest part of the movie, because I don't know it either. Why is there a comedy category for this movie? The funniest thing is that when the Japanese team left the restaurant, all the restaurant staff silently bowed their heads as if they had made a mistake, and the next day the restaurant changed back to the way of continuing to sell meatballs.
In fact, the whole story has no ups and downs. At the end of the story, Khalid found his sister, and he really found it. His sister really came to Finland, and Vikstone also met his ex-wife, who said that she quit drinking and has been Keep the wedding ring he threw away, are these all hope, are these warm, however, Khalid was stabbed by a stranger in the end, and then he went to the river by himself leaning against the tree, closed Eyes, is this hope, is this upward force, I don't know.
I like the aesthetics of this movie more than the plot.
Originally, I didn't know Aki's director, and I didn't know what the movie was about. I just saw it by accident, and I fell in love with this movie.
I love the many empty shots in this movie, the old man who sings rock in the bar, and Khalid and his friend in green jackets and red jackets sitting side by side in chairs.
At the exit of the tunnel, the lights are dim, Khalid is standing in coal and stunned, the tunnel goes from near to far,
The camera doesn't jump, the music starts, (Music: "Oi Mutsi,
The music didn't stop, and as Vikstone got to his apartment, he felt that the director's camera was very skillful.
Another empty space. It is said that most of Aki's movies are classic cars, and he rarely sees mobile phones.
The part where Vikstone wins capital at the casino is a serious story, but Aki
Oh by the way, many of the interior scenes in this movie have paintings, posters, large scales.
I also like this composition, canned sardines, guests are pouring wine, the camera is shot from top to bottom, giving
The red and green combination comes, Khalid wears the green jacket until the end of the film and he is bleeding
The old man singing in the bar, (music "Midnight Man" -
Khalid and his friends are at the police station, with the police in the middle, in this movie by Aki
This little gesture really amused me. The restaurant butler took a picture for Khalid's height.
Vikstone changed the meatball store into a Japanese food store, changed the tableware and tablecloths, and still used a squint
I also laughed when I saw this, I was wondering if that was really wasabi, not matcha ice cream
After the Japanese group meal left, Vikstone sent all the staff to say that he cleaned up by himself, and then
The movie still has a lot of details, the scene is suitable for the picture, the music is also one of the factors that make me love this movie, the storyline is not that important in my opinion.
Well, I'm going to see other films directed by Aki.
Goodbye.
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