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A Moment in the Reeds

A Moment in the Reeds

20186.11h 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.

Directed by Mikko Mäkelä
Written by Mikko Mäkelä
Produced by Mikko Mäkelä, Jarno Pimperi, James Robert Benjamin Watson
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Top Cast

Janne Puustinen

Janne Puustinen

Leevi

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Boodi Kabbani

Tareq

Mika Melender

Mika Melender

Jouko

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Virpi Rautsiala

Pirjo

Themes & Keywords

immigrationromanceinterracial romancelgbtfinlandgay muslimsummer romancesyrian refugeelake housegay romancegay theme

About A Moment in the Reeds

A Moment in the Reeds is a romance, drama film released in 2018 exploring themes of immigration, romance, interracial romance, lgbt, finland, gay muslim. Directed by Mikko Mäkelä, it stars Janne Puustinen, Boodi Kabbani, Mika Melender. 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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