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A Moment in the Reeds
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Title: A Moment in the Reeds

Release Date: 29 Jun 2018

Runtime: 1h 48m

Genre: Romance, Drama

Director: Wild Beast Productions

Production Companies: Wild Beast Productions

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.

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Ratings

Average Vote: 6.2 (80 votes)

Cast

  • Leevi: Janne Puustinen
  • Tareq: Boodi Kabbani
  • Jouko: Mika Melender
  • Pirjo: Virpi Rautsiala
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