A Moment in the Reeds (2018)

Name: A Moment in the Reeds
Director: Mikko Mäkelä
Genre: Drama, Romance
Released: 2018
Duration: 1 h 48 min
Rating: 6.18
Cast: Boodi Kabbani, Janne Puustinen, Mika Melender, Virpi Rautsiala

Original Title: Tämä hetki kaislikossa

Drama Romance

6.2 (97 votes)

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.

Details

Director: Mikko Mäkelä
Writer: Mikko Mäkelä
Original Language: Finnish
Budget: N/A

Cast

Boodi Kabbani Janne Puustinen Mika Melender Virpi Rautsiala

Keywords

father son conflict father son relationship finland gay muslim gay romance gay theme home renovation immigrant immigration interracial romance lake lake house language barrier lgbt migrant worker sauna summer romance syrian refugee