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Toivon tuolla puolen

2017 | 100 min | K-12 | comedy, drama

The movie tells the story of Khaled, a Syrian refugee hiding on a cargo ship, and Wikström, a merchant traveler whose paths eventually cross. Although the film was released in 2017, its refugee theme remains relevant.

The film features Kaurismäki’s familiar stylistic features, such as reduced visuals, low-key characters, absurd humor, and musical numbers.

Koulukino’s educational materials deal with human rights, refugees, hate speech, freedom of speech and Aki Kaurismäki’s style of making films.

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About the movie

Subjects

ethics
finnish
psychology

Keywords

courage
domestic
Ethics
fear
friendship
global education
human rights education
humoristic
immigration
learning materials
optimistic
parity
reading skills of movie
respectful
social class differences
thought awakening

Educational levels

high schools and vocational schools
middle schools

Genres

comedy
drama

Age limits

K-12

Studios

Sputnik

For media educator

"Toivon tuolla puolen" takes hold of the current topic, immigration, with a human touch and guides you to think about humane ways to encounter a stranger. The main character Khaled has fled his home country after a bomb destroyed his family and ended up in Finland through many coincidences. On the way, he has drifted on different roads from his sister. However, Khaled does not submit to his difficult situation or the threats of the future but tries to find a way forward with the means at his disposal. The visual world familiar from Aki Kaurismäki's films combines the Finnish aesthetics of the 50s with modern times, often in a humorous way. The desire to help serves as a measure of the humanity of the characters in the film. The main characters act humanely and do not try to exploit others.