Jalla! Jalla!

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Jalla! Jalla!
Film poster
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
Release date	22 December 2000 (2000-12-22) (Sweden)
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^{[clarification needed]} and won four, including Best Film.

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

Plot[]

Roro (Fares Fares) and Måns (Torkel Petersson) who are best friends, work at the park management and get to do all the menial 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).

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.

External links[]

• Jalla! Jalla! at IMDb
• Jalla! Jalla! at Rotten Tomatoes
• Jalla! Jalla! at the Swedish Film Institute Database

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