The Other Side of Hope

2017 | Comedy, Drama, Foreign Language

Synopsis

A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.

Scores

Overall Score
67.2
Popularity Percentile (Year)
64.1%
Box Office Percentile (Year)
63.2%
Review Aggregate
81.4

Critic Consensus

91.7% Fresh • 108 critic reviews

Critic reception is largely positive, with 92% of 108 logged reviews marked Fresh. Across reviews, critics repeatedly emphasize funny, stylized, dark. Most critics frame the film as an effective delivery of its core style and intent.

funnystylizeddarklightheartedtragicpoliticalgrittyemotionalmacabrevisually striking

Cast

CastYearReported SalaryInflation AdjustedNotes
Sherwan Haji2017$158,000$203,000(est)
Sakari Kuosmanen2017$98,000$125,000(est)

Aggregated Reviews

Rotten Tomatoes critic score92.0
RT critic review count108
Rotten Tomatoes audience score76.0
RT audience rating count500
IMDb rating7.2
IMDb votes14,543

Box Office ?

CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Domestic2017$183,943$235,426
International2017$4,099,030$5,246,290
Worldwide2017$4,282,973$5,481,716

Earnings / Profitability

Estimated net revenues and net expenses for films based on reported and estimated numbers. This income statement should be considered most viable for the first 24 months after the inital movie's release (ie after most lucrative pay windows).
CategoryYearReportedInflation Adjusted
Revenues
Theatrical Net Revenue2017$1,731,584$2,216,229
Digital Rentals ?2017$1,927,000$2,466,340
Digital Purchases ?2017$2,151,000$2,753,034
Physical Rentals ?2017$1,438,000$1,840,476
Physical Purchases ?2017$4,129,000$5,284,648
TV & Streaming Revenue2017$91,972$117,713
Total Revenues2017$11,468,555$14,678,440
Expenses
Budget ?2017$1,600,000$2,047,817
Print & Advertising (P&A) ?2017$1,440,000 (est)$1,843,035 (est)
Participations2017$459,000$587,468
Residuals ?2017$531,000$679,619
Interest & Overhead2017$320,000$409,563
Total Expenses2017$4,350,000$5,567,503
Movie Net Profit or Loss2017$7,118,555$9,110,937

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