L'Autre côté de l'espoir

...er en stikpille eller bedre en sylespids kritik af vores formørkede og frygtsomme samfund, der vender ryggen til fremmede elementer.

...det är i linje med hans åsikt om att moralen står över allt – till och med hans eget konstnärskap.

...this being an Aki Kaurismäki movie means that it is a droll tale told with an economy of means, a minimum of dialogue and camera movement, an abundance of rockabilly music, and a bittersweet affirmation of life.

This might just be the most drolly poetic response to what has been dubbed the ‘refugee crisis’ by journalists and political wags, and it comes as little surprise that Finland’s sardonic sage, Aki Kaurismäki, is the man behind the tiller.

...devilishly funny, economically constructed (...) and decked out in the director’s dismal palette of cobalt blue, moss green and burnt-marmalade orange.

...Kaurismäki’s wry comedy is a timely critique of an intolerant Europe, and a winking cheer to those who offer a handshake of solidarity to their new neighbours.