Other Side Of Hope, The (Toivon tuolla puolen)

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Synopsis

Finnish/Arabic-language Comedy. Shortly after arriving in Finland, a Syrian refugee (Sherwan Haji) finds work in a restaurant owned by a former travelling salesman (Sakari Kuosmanen).

Content elements

• Infrequent use of scatological slang, profanity, vulgar expressions, and ethno-cultural slurs
• Infrequent portrayals and depictions of hand-to-hand and weapons violence, some in a civil unrest context - some blood, little detail
• Frequent portrayals of tobacco and alcohol use in a recreational context

Thematic elements

• The immigrant experience
• Charity and altruism

Classification rationale

Rated PG for alcohol and tobacco use, violence, and some coarse language

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