𝗧𝗛𝗘 𝗢𝗧𝗛𝗘𝗥 𝗦𝗜𝗗𝗘 𝗢𝗙 𝗛𝗢𝗣𝗘

2017 - Comedie, dramă - Finlanda, Germania - Regia: Aki Kaurismäki

Khaled este un tânăr emigrant sirian din Aleppo, orașul sirian asediat, care caută refugiu pe străzile din Helsinki. Wikström este un fost agent de vânzări care renunță la job și devine jucător de poker și cârciumar în același oraș. Destinele celor doi bărbați se intersectează.

Premii & festivaluri:
Ursul de Argint (Cel mai bun regizor) – Berlinale (2017)
Premiul FIPRESCI (Filmul anului) – Festivalul de Film de la San Sebastián (2017)
Premiul criticii de film (Cel mai bun actor) – Festivalul Internațional de Film de la Dublin (2017)
Marele Premiu – Festivalul de Film de la Luxemburg (2017)
Premiul pentru pace (Cel mai bun regizor străin) – Festivalul de Film de la Munich (2017)
Premiul „In Spirit for Freedom” (Cel mai bun film) – Festivalul de Film de la Ierusalim (2017)
În selecție – Festivalul de Film de la Moscova (2017), Festivalul de Film de la Karlovy Vary (2017), Festivalul de Film de la Sarajevo (2017), Festivalul Internațional de Film de la Toronto (2017), Festivalul de Film de la New York (2017)

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2017 - Comedy, Drama - Finland, Germany - Directed by Aki Kaurismäki

Syrian refugee Khaled stows away on a freighter to Helsinki. Meanwhile, traveling salesman Wikström wins big at a poker table and buys himself a restaurant with the proceeds. When the authorities turn down his application for asylum, Khaled is forced underground and Wikström finds him sleeping in the yard behind his restaurant. He offers him a job and a roof over his head and, for a while, they form a Utopian union with the restaurant's waitress, the chef, and his dog.

Awards & Festivals
Silver Berlin Bear (Best Director) – Berlin International Film Festival (2017)
FIPRESCI Film of the Year – San Sebastián Film Festival (2017)
Dublin Film Critics Award (Best Actor) – Dublin International Film Festival (2017)
Grand Prix – Luxembourg City Film Festival (2017)
German Cinema Award for Peace (Best International Director) – Munich Film Festival (2017)
In Spirit for Freedom Award (Best Feature) – Jerusalem Film Festival (2017)
In selection – Moscow Film Festival (2017), Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (2017), Sarajevo Film Festival (2017), Toronto International Film Festival (2017), New York Film Festival (2017)