Studio Brief 2 Part 1 : Film recommendation to an aspiring Graphic Designer

The Other Side of Hope Research

I thought it was important to research the film recommended to us before watching it to gain a better insight and knowledge of the film to offer more support to my group.

Summary: The film is based on A poker player owning a restaurant alongside a former travelling salesman befriend a group of refugees who recently arrive in Finland. 

Research

- The film genre is comedy/drama 

- Directed by Aki Kaurismäki produced by his Finnish company Sputnik

- The film was given an early release date in Finland

- Film highly acclaimed upon release

- On 'Rotten Tomatoes' the film has an 88% rating and an averaging score of 8/10

Other Reviews 

Reviews for this film are mainly positive and the comedy side of the film helped gain a positive reaction and feedback also. The Telegraph posted a review referenced below although there are far more reviews that can be found. 

Click here for the Link: 

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/films/0/refugee-drama-side-hope-combines-poignancy-withtorrents-laughter

Other Links: https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/feb/14/the-other-side-of-hope-review-syrian-refugee-story-honours-aki-kaurismakis-legacy

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/the_other_side_of_hope

http://www.bfi.org.uk/news-opinion/sight-sound-magazine/reviews-recommendations/other-side-hope-aki-kaurismaki-down-dogged-first-look

My Review

As the film tries to achieve comedy as well as drama some aspects of the film may be misinterpreted. Overall I enjoyed the film and at some points the comedy part of the film was up-lifting. The film discusses the refugee topic whilst also being touching and somewhat compassionate through the duration of the film. Seemingly I found it a relatively  enjoyable film.