Jalil

A quiet, intimate day in a young life pulled between two worlds, tense and tender by turns.

Directed by

Mazdak Nassir

Genres

Drama

Starring

Faruk Nazeri, Masume Amerifar, Mahmoud Rasoul

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.

How it feels

Melancholic, tense and earnest. Measured and needs your attention.

About

Identity, family, race, coming-of-age

Content

Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.

Note

Written by AI, so it can be wrong. Full breakdown

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