Jalil

29min

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.

Production Companies

Sputnik

Finnish Film Foundation

YLE

AVEK

Release date

1st Jun 2009

Status

Released

Spoken languages

suomi, فارسی