TMDb Rating
6.0/10
2 verified votes
Jalil (2009)
Drama
29 min
Plot Summary
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.
Why this could be the movie
- Plot hook: Jalil is 17-year-old boy living with his Iranian family in a suburb near Helsinki.
- Genre cues: Drama
- Director clue: Mazdak Nassir
- Lead cast: Faruk Nazeri and Masume Amerifar
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Keywords to include
DramaMazdak NassirFaruk NazeriMasume Amerifar2009
Director
Mazdak Nassir
Top Cast
Faruk NazeriMasume AmerifarMahmoud RasoulMalla MalmivaaraRasoul Dehgan
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