A Moment in the Reeds (2018)
Overview
Having moved to Paris for university, Leevi returns to his native Finland for the summer to help his estranged father renovate the family lake house so it can be sold. Tareq, a recent asylum seeker from Syria, has been hired to help with the work, and when Leevi's father has to return to town on business, the two young men establish a connection and embark on a romance set against the idyllic Finnish summer. However, looming over this chance encounter, is the father's imminent return to the lake house, the continuation of Leevi's studies abroad as well as Tareq's complex relationship with his family in Syria.
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Additional Info
| Budget | $0.00 |
|---|---|
| Revenue | $0.00 |
| Original Language | fi |
| Popularity | 9.18 |
Directed By
Mikko Mäkelä
Crew
Mikko Mäkelä
Mikko Mäkelä
Anna Magdalino
Kati Silo
Jarno Pimperi
James Robert Benjamin Watson
Jaakko Kautto
Arttu Volanto
William R. Carter
Stuart Malcolm Honey
Jarno Pimperi
Jenni Riutta
Arttu Volanto
Jojo Erholtz
Mikko Mäkelä
Nick Cole-Hamilton
Janne Häkkinen
Mikko Mäkelä
Anna Magdalino
Jaakko Kautto
Iikka Salminen
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