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A Moment in the Reeds

A Moment in the Reeds

Synopsis

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 spend a few days discovering one another during the Finnish midsummer.
Official Selection BFI London Film Festival 2017 - Love Strand - World premiere

Details

Year
2017
Type of project
Features
Running time
107 mins
Director
Mikko Makela 1st Feature
Producer
Mikko Makela, Jarno Pimperi, James Watson
Executive Producer
William R. Carter
Editor
Mikko Makela
Screenwriter
Mikko Makela
Director of Photography
Iikka Salminen
Sound
Supervising Sound Editor, Re-recording Mixer: Enos Desjardins
Composer
Sebastián Kauderer
Principal cast
Janne Puustinen, Boodi Kabbani, Mika Melender

Genre

LGBTQIA+ Drama

Categories

Fiction

Production Status

Complete

Production Company

UK, Finland coproduction

Wild Beast Productions

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