Jalla! Jalla!
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Directed by | Josef Fares |
Written by | Josef Fares |
Produced by | Anna Anthony |
Starring | Fares Fares Torkel Petersson Tuva Novotny Laleh Pourkarim |
Cinematography | Aril Wretblad |
Music by | Daniel Lemma |
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Running time | 89 minutes |
Country | Sweden |
Languages | Swedish Arabic |
Jalla! Jalla! is a Swedish comedy film, which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 22 December 2000[1] directed by Josef Fares starring Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Tuva Novotny and Laleh Pourkarim as the main roles. It was the debut film by Josef Fares and one of his most well-known. The film received eight nominations and won four, including Best Film.
“Jalla! Jalla!” means “Come on!” or “Hurry up!” in Arabic.
Plot
Roro (Fares Fares) and Måns (Torkel Petersson) who are best friends, work at the park management and get to do all the shit jobs - clean up duck ponds and pick up dog poop. Roro's Swedish girlfriend Lisa (Tuva Novotny) wants to be introduced to his family but he refuses for a long time because of his Lebanese family traditions. When Roro finally decides to introduce Lisa to his family, he walks into the apartment full of relatives who are planning a marriage with the Lebanese girl Yasmine (Laleh Pourkarim)
References
- "Jalla! Jalla! technical data" (PDF). TrustNordisk website. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
- ^ "Jalla! Jalla!" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 22 December 2000. Retrieved 16 September 2016.