The Other Side of Hope [12A]

Where: The Barn Cinema, Dartington Hall Estate, TQ9 6EN
When: Mon 19th Jun, 8pm. Tue 20th Jun, 5pm. Wed 21st Jun, 2pm & 8pm. Thu 22nd Jun, 4pm
Price: £5.80

Fleeing Syria, Khaled arrives at the port of Helsinki hidden in a coal container. Dazed by the brutal treatment he receives at the detention centre, he wanders into the streets. There he meets Wikström, a former salesman who has left his wife for a new life as a restaurateur. Together, the unlikely pair navigate their unfamiliar and often baffling new worlds.

Finland’s master of deadpan comedy, Kaurismäki balances his unparalleled wit with a pressing critique of the unforgiving bureaucracy that greets vulnerable asylum seekers in modern-day Europe. Humane and sincere, it’s proof of cinema’s power to tell stories that matter, with beauty and heart.

In celebration of Refugee Week (19-25 June) profits from June 19th will be donated to Integr8 UK. This is a local organisation working in partnership with Dartington, which aims to empower refugees and asylum seekers to lead a purposeful life in the UK.

To book your tickets online visit: https://www.dartington.org/whats-on/event/?id=248799 Or contact the Dartington Box Office: boxoffice@dartington.org / 01803 847070

For more information visit https://www.dartington.org/whats-on/event/?id=248799