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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 |
- Finland |
- 2017 |
- Director: Mikko Makela
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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.

Reviews
"Deserves to be mentioned in the same breath as GOD'S OWN COUNTRY...one of the most moving gay romance stories of recent years"
"A fresh new voice in queer cinema"
- Edge Media Network
CastJanne Puustinen, Boodi Kabbani, Mika Melender, Virpi Rautsiala
DirectorMikko Makela
Run time107 mins
Release date15.10.2018
Rating18
GenreGay Interest, Drama, Romance
CountryFinland
LanguageEnglish, Finnish
SubtitlesEnglish
StudioPeccadillo Pictures
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A Moment in the Reeds
£6.99
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.
- Director Mikko Makela, Jarno Pimperi, James Robert Watson
- Cast Janne Puustinen, Boodi Kabbani, Mika Melender, Virpi Rautsiala
- Language English, Finnish
- Subtitles English
- Run time 107 mins
- Format DVD 9 PAL
- Rating 18
- Release Date 2018-10-15
- Extras Deleted Scenes