Khalid is a Syrian refugee. Finland, who claims to be humanitarian, chose to send him back even though he knew the war in Syria. A Finnish restaurant owner and another refugee friend helped him find his sister. The restaurant owner and his wife also reached a settlement at the end. The whole play does not have excessive emotional exaggeration, violent conflict, and still makes the audience feel that the story is really believable. Khalid first met the restaurateur next to a dumpster, and the two had a witty conversation in their comical dialogue. It doesn't feel bitter or sensational, and tells the whole story very plainly and directly, with a little sense of formality and ritual. The goodwill hidden behind the indifferent capitalist exterior of the restaurant owner is undoubtedly revealed in the film, whether it is compromising the female employee's puppy in the restaurant, or taking in Khalid, who punched him the first time they met, or At the end, he wants his ex-wife to be the foreman in his restaurant. There is a kindness and beauty that is not commensurate with his large and even a little expressionless face. Just hold on to hope, and everything will naturally get better gradually.
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