Jalla! Jalla!

Jalla! Jalla! is a Swedish comedy film, which was released to cinemas in Sweden on the 22nd of December 2000[1] directed by Josef Fares and 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!
Film poster
Directed byJosef Fares
Written byJosef Fares
Produced byAnna Anthony
StarringFares Fares
Torkel Petersson
Tuva Novotny
Laleh Pourkarim
CinematographyAril Wretblad
Music byDaniel Lemma
Release date
  • 22 December 2000 (2000-12-22) (Sweden)
Running time
89 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguagesSwedish
Arabic

“Jalla! Jalla!” is Arabic for “Come on!” or “Hurry up!”.

Plot

Best friends Roro (Fares Fares) and Måns (Torkel Petersson), work in park management and do all the menial jobs such as cleaning up duck ponds and picking 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).

Soundtrack

Daniel Lemma was contacted by Josef Fares to work on the movie's score.[2]

References
  • "Jalla! Jalla! technical data" (PDF). TrustNordisk website. Retrieved 2013-11-07.
  1. "Jalla! Jalla!" (in Swedish). Swedish Film Database. 22 December 2000. Retrieved 16 September 2016.
  2. "Daniel Lemma | Biography & History | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved 2017-10-26.


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