Syrian refuge Khaled arrives by sheer chance in Finland from war- torn Aleppo. We follow him as his application for asylum is processed. He is befriended by an Iraqi refuge at the refuge centre, and his journey in Finland begins here.
The officials are coldly efficient - with flashes of humanity - in a kafkaesque depiction of meaningless application of migration laws.
At the same time, Finnish businessman, Waldemar Wikström, buys a business and the two - very different - worlds of the main characters collide.
The humour is dry, the Finnish 'tango' (ballad-singing) music is wonderful, I absolutely loved it. It is worth seeing the film for this alone.
It is a super 'feel good' film, without the viewer quite being able to put a finger on why this is so.
It is the sheer humanity of it.
The officials are coldly efficient - with flashes of humanity - in a kafkaesque depiction of meaningless application of migration laws.
At the same time, Finnish businessman, Waldemar Wikström, buys a business and the two - very different - worlds of the main characters collide.
The humour is dry, the Finnish 'tango' (ballad-singing) music is wonderful, I absolutely loved it. It is worth seeing the film for this alone.
It is a super 'feel good' film, without the viewer quite being able to put a finger on why this is so.
It is the sheer humanity of it.