Storyline
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 embark on a romance set against the idyllic Finnish summer. However, looming over this chance encounter, is the father's imminent return to the lake house, the continuation of Leevi's studies abroad as well as Tareq's complex relationship with his family in Syria.
Cast & Crew
Janne Puustinen
Leevi
LeadBK
Boodi Kabbani
Tareq
Mika Melender
Jouko
VR
Virpi Rautsiala
Pirjo
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Mikko Mäkelä's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. A Moment in the Reeds is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
