Jalil
2009•29m•6.0•Released
Drama
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.
Director
Mazdak Nassir
Writer
Mazdak Nassir
Budget
$0M
Languages
Finnish, Persian
Studio
Sputnik
Cast
Faruk Nazeri
Jalil
Masume Amerifar
Mahmoud Rasoul
Malla Malmivaara
Rasoul Dehgan
Hamy Ramezan
Ali Tehrani
Elias Gould
Production
Company
Sputnik
Company
Finnish Film Foundation
Company
YLE
Company
AVEK
Producer
Ilkka Mertsola
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