A Moment in the Reeds

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

Status

Released

Release date

June 29, 2018

Original language

Finnish

Spoken languages

English, Finnish

Countries

Finland

Production

Wild Beast Productions

Cast

Janne Puustinen,Boodi Kabbani,Mika Melender,Virpi Rautsiala

Director

Mikko Mäkelä

Writer

Mikko Mäkelä

Producer

Mikko Mäkelä,James Robert Benjamin Watson,William R. Carter,Jarno Pimperi

Cinematography

Iikka Salminen

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

Homepage

Official site

IMDb

tt6256872