A Moment in the Reeds

A Moment in the Reeds

108 mins | Drama, Romance | March 17, 2018

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.

A Moment in the Reeds

108 mins | Drama, Romance | March 17, 2018

A Moment in the Reeds
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.
IMDb rating 6.9
Producers Wild Beast Productions
Original title Tämä hetki kaislikossa
Directors Jarno Pimperi, Mikko Mäkelä
Writers Mikko Mäkelä

Cast

Janne Puustinen

as Leevi

Boodi Kabbani

as Tareq

Mika Melender

as Jouko

Virpi Rautsiala

as Pirjo