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A poker-playing restaurateur and former traveling salesman befriends a group of refugees newly arrived to Finland.
Dec 1, 2017 | Theatrical Limited (11 locations)
Other Key Dates
Feb 14, 2017 (Berlin International Film Festival (Germany))
Feb 21, 2017 (Jameson Dublin International Film Festival (Ireland))
Feb 28, 2017 (Belgrade Film Festival (Serbia))
Mar 3, 2017 (Luxembourg City Film Festival (Luxembourg))
Mar 23, 2017 (Kino Pavasaris - Vilnius Film Festival (Lithuania))
Mar 24, 2017 (Movies That Matter Film Festival (Netherlands))
Jun 11, 2017 (Sydney Film Festival (Australia))
Jun 25, 2017 (Moscow Film Festival (Russia))
Jul 2, 2017 (Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (Czech Republic))
Jul 11, 2017 (Golden Apricot International Film Festival (Armenia))
Jul 13, 2017 (Jerusalem Film Festival (Israel))
Jul 15, 2017 (Pula Film Festival (Croatia))
Jul 15, 2017 (Odessa International Film Festival (Ukraine))
Aug 5, 2017 (New Horizons Film Festival (Poland))
Aug 11, 2017 (Sarajevo Film Festival (Bosnia and Herzegovina))
Sep 1, 2017 (Telluride Film Festival (USA))
Sep 7, 2017 (Toronto International Film Festival (Canada))
Oct 2, 2017 (UNHCR Refugee Film Festival (Japan))
Oct 5, 2017 (New York Film Festival (USA))
Oct 12, 2017 (Mumbai Film Festival (India))
Oct 13, 2017 (Chicago International Film Festival (USA))
Oct 13, 2017 (Mill Valley Film Festival (USA))
Oct 16, 2017 (Busan International Film Festival (South Korea))
Oct 20, 2017 (Middleburg Film Festival (USA))
Oct 22, 2017 (Philadelphia International Film Festival (USA))
Nov 8, 2017 (Finland Film Festival (Japan))
Nov 10, 2017 (Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival (Taiwan))
Nov 17, 2017 (Key West Film Festival (USA))
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$183,943
$4,099,030
$4,282,973
Sound Mix: Dolby Digital
Aspect Ratio: 1.85 : 1
Country of Origin: Finland
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. — AnonymousB As Khaled, a young Syrian mechanic who has escaped Aleppo’s living nightmare, finds his way into Helsinki by accidentally stowing himself away on a coal freighter, on the other side of town, joyless traveling salesman Wikström experiences a profound mid-life crisis. Under those circumstances, Khaled and Wikström, who are desperately looking for a fresh start, eventually cross paths when the latter, after an endless night of high-stakes poker, buys himself a decrepit restaurant and offers Khaled not only shelter but also work. In the end, whether the Syrian refugee has a future in the Finnish capital is unknown, but what is undisputed is that he will find an eccentric but affectionate new family. — Nick Riganas Displaced Syrian Khaled lands in Helsinki as a stowaway; meanwhile, middle-aged salesman Wikström leaves behind his wife and job and buys a conspicuously unprofitable seafood restaurant. After Khaled is denied asylum, he decides not to return to Aleppo, and the two men’s paths cross fortuitously.