A Moment in the Reeds

A Moment in the Reeds

Tareq, a Syrian refugee, is helping renovate Leevi's family home. When his father has to go away on business, the two young men start to get closer.

  • 107 mins
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  • Finland
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  • 2017
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  • Director: Mikko Makela
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  • Genre Gay Interest, Drama, Romance
  • Director Mikko Makela
  • Cast Janne Puustinen, Boodi Kabbani, Mika Melender, Virpi Rautsiala
  • Run time 107 mins
  • Rating 18
    • Country Finland
    • Language English, Finnish
    • Subtitles English
    • In Cinemas 15.10.2018
    • On Demand 15.10.2018
    • Studio Peccadillo Pictures

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. Tareq 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 in the heat of the Finnish summer.

A Moment in the Reeds is one of the first queer feature films made in Finland. Viewing Finland from both the perspectives of an immigrant and an emigrant, the film casts the long-marginalised voices of sexual and ethnic minorities centre-stage in a story about the search for freedom, acceptance and a place to call home.

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