The read
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
Synopsis
A restaurateur befriends a Syrian refugee who has recently arrived in Finland.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
Rotten Tomatoes91%
Metacritic84/100
Critics rate it 12 points higher than audiences do.
369 audience votes
Key crew
- Aki KaurismäkiDirector
- Aki KaurismäkiWriter
Cast
- Sherwan HajiKhaled
- Sakari KuosmanenWikström
- Kaija PakarinenWikström's Wife
- Niroz HajiMiriam
- Janne HyytiäinenNyrhinen
- Ilkka KoivulaCalamnius
- Nuppu KoivuMirja
- Simon Al-BazoonMazdak
- Tuomari NurmioBusker / Band Member
- Abdi JamaCashier at Train Station
- Antti VirmavirtaPolice at the Station
- Timo TorikkaPolice at the Station
Stills
Themes
illegal immigrationworking immigrantssyrian refugeeeuropean refugee crisiswar refugeesrestaurant management