Jalil (2009)
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.
What is Jalil about?
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. Jalil is a Drama movie, released on 2009-06-01, runtime 29 minutes.
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Directed by
Mazdak Nassir
Cast
- Faruk Nazeri as Jalil
- Masume Amerifar
- Mahmoud Rasoul
- Malla Malmivaara
- Rasoul Dehgan
- Hamy Ramezan
- Ali Tehrani
- Elias Gould
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