Jalil

Jalil

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2009-06-01

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.

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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.

Released

2009-06-01

Runtime

29

Director

Budget

$230421

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Language

suomi

Production

Sputnik

Finnish Film Foundation

YLE

AVEK

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    Faruk Nazeri

    Faruk Nazeri
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    Masume Amerifar

    Masume Amerifar
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    Mahmoud Rasoul

    Mahmoud Rasoul
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    Malla Malmivaara

    Malla Malmivaara
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    Rasoul Dehgan

    Rasoul Dehgan
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    Hamy Ramezan

    Hamy Ramezan
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    Ali Tehrani

    Ali Tehrani
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    Elias Gould

    Elias Gould