A Moment in the Reeds (2018)

  • NR
  • 03/17/2018 (US)
  • Romance, Drama
  • 1h 48m

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.

Mikko Mäkelä

Director, Writer

Cast

Janne Puustinen's headshot

Janne Puustinen

Leevi
Boodi Kabbani's headshot

Boodi Kabbani

Tareq
Mika Melender's headshot

Mika Melender

Jouko
Virpi Rautsiala's headshot

Virpi Rautsiala

Pirjo

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