A Moment in the Reeds

A Moment in the Reeds 2018 Directed by Mikko Mäkelä Tämä hetki kaislikossa

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.

Country Finland

Production Country Finland

Language Finnish

Spoken Languages English , Finnish

Gneres Drama , Romance

Production Company Wild Beast Productions

Release Date 29 June 2018

108 mins