Jalil (2009)

  • NR
  • 06/01/2009 (FI)
  • Drama
  • 29m

Overview

Jalil is 17-year-old boy living with his Iranian family in a suburb near Helsinki. Though he has lived in Finland all his life, it seems hard for him to find acceptance among the "native" Finns. At home he faces the opposite problem. His parents demand him to respect Iranian cultural traditions. Jalil is about one day in the life of a boy standing on the edge of two cultures. On this summer day big things are bound to culminate; religion, identity, love.

Mazdak Nassir

Director, Screenplay

Cast

Faruk Nazeri's headshot

Faruk Nazeri

Jalil
Masume Amerifar's headshot

Masume Amerifar

Mahmoud Rasoul's headshot

Mahmoud Rasoul

Malla Malmivaara's headshot

Malla Malmivaara

Rasoul Dehgan's headshot

Rasoul Dehgan

Hamy Ramezan's headshot

Hamy Ramezan

Ali Tehrani's headshot

Ali Tehrani

Elias Gould's headshot

Elias Gould

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