Khaled is een jonge Syrische vluchteling die bijna zijn hele familie heeft verloren. Hij heeft geen hoge verwachtingen meer van zijn leven. Toevallig belandt hij op een kolenschip tussen verstekelingen in de haven van Helsinki.
Nee, helaas is Toivon tuolla puolen nog niet beschikbaar op Netflix in Nederland.
| Art | Heikki Häkkinen | Production Design |
| Art | Ville Grönroos | Production Design |
| Sound | Olli Pärnänen | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Crew | Jouni Kortesato | Transportation Captain |
| Directing | Aki Kaurismäki | Director |
| Lighting | Olli Varja | Gaffer |
| Editing | Samu Heikkilä | Editor |
| Camera | Timo Salminen | Director of Photography |
| Writing | Aki Kaurismäki | Writer |
| Costume & Make-Up | Tiina Kaukanen | Costume Design |
| Production | Aki Kaurismäki | Producer |
| Sound | Tero Malmberg | Sound Designer |
| Camera | Mika Ailasmäki | First Assistant Camera |
| Crew | Peter von Bagh | In Memory Of |
| Art | Markku Pätilä | Production Design |
| Camera | Malla Hukkanen | Still Photographer |
| Production | Eevi Kareinen | Casting |
| Directing | Malla Hukkanen | Script Supervisor |
| Lighting | Janne Jääskeläinen | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Mark Lwoff | Production Manager |
| Camera | Anne Vahlsten | Second Assistant Camera |
| Lighting | Ville Väänänen | Lighting Technician |
| Production | Misha Jaari | Production Manager |
| Lighting | Kalle Penttilä | Lighting Technician |
| Sound | Tero Malmberg | Sound Editor |
| Directing | Eevi Kareinen | Assistant Director |
| Production | Haije Alanoja | Production Secretary |
| Production | Jonas Nourisson | Location Manager |
| Editing | Dirk DeJonghe | Colorist |
| Production | Kirsi Hatara | Production Secretary |
| Production | Milla Sevón | Production Coordinator |
| Editing | Steve Farman | Negative Cutter |
| Sound | Olli Pärnänen | Sound Editor |