Jalil

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.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

June 1, 2009

Original language

Persian

Spoken languages

finnish, persian

Countries

Finland

Production

YLE,Finnish Film Foundation,Sputnik,AVEK,Sputnik, Finnish Film Foundation, YLE, AVEK

Budget

$230,421

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt1421369