''Jalla! Jalla!'' is a
Swedish comedy film, which was released in cinemas in Sweden on December 22nd 2000. It was directed by
Swedish-Lebanese filmmaker
Josef Fares
Josef Fares (born 19 September 1977) is a Swedish-Lebanese film director and video game designer of Assyrian descent. His brother is the actor Fares Fares, who has appeared in many of his films. He is the founder of Hazelight Studios.
Biograp ...
, and starred
Fares Fares
Fares Fares (; born 29 April 1973) is a Swedish-Lebanese actor of Assyrian descent.
Early life
Fares was born in Beirut, Lebanon. His younger brother is director Josef Fares, and he has four sisters. In 1987, when Fares was 14 years old, hi ...
,
Torkel Petersson
Ola ''Torkel'' Petersson (born 19 August 1969 in Lund, Sweden) is a Swedish actor and comedian.
Selected filmography
*1999: '' Zero Tolerance'' (Swedish title: ''Noll tolerans'')
*2000: ''Jalla! Jalla!''
*2002: ''Old Men in New Cars'' (Danish t ...
,
Tuva Novotny
Tuva Moa Matilda Karolina Novotny Hedström (born 21 December 1979) is a Swedish actress, director, and singer.
She was born in Stockholm, and was raised in Åmot, Brunskog, outside Arvika. She is the daughter of Czech film director David Ja ...
and
Laleh Pourkarim
Laleh Pourkarim ( fa, لاله پورکریم, ; born 10 June 1982), known mononymously as Laleh (), is an Iranian-Swedish singer-songwriter, record producer, guitarist, pianist, and record company manager. Following a short acting career, she en ...
in the leading roles. It
Josef Fares
Josef Fares (born 19 September 1977) is a Swedish-Lebanese film director and video game designer of Assyrian descent. His brother is the actor Fares Fares, who has appeared in many of his films. He is the founder of Hazelight Studios.
Biograp ...
's directorial debut film and received seven film festival nominations, of which it won four.
“Jalla! Jalla!” is Arabic for “Come on!” or “Hurry up!”.
Plot
Best friends Roro (
Fares Fares
Fares Fares (; born 29 April 1973) is a Swedish-Lebanese actor of Assyrian descent.
Early life
Fares was born in Beirut, Lebanon. His younger brother is director Josef Fares, and he has four sisters. In 1987, when Fares was 14 years old, hi ...
) and Måns (
Torkel Petersson
Ola ''Torkel'' Petersson (born 19 August 1969 in Lund, Sweden) is a Swedish actor and comedian.
Selected filmography
*1999: '' Zero Tolerance'' (Swedish title: ''Noll tolerans'')
*2000: ''Jalla! Jalla!''
*2002: ''Old Men in New Cars'' (Danish t ...
), work in park management carrying out day-to-day manual jobs. Roro's Swedish girlfriend Lisa (
Tuva Novotny
Tuva Moa Matilda Karolina Novotny Hedström (born 21 December 1979) is a Swedish actress, director, and singer.
She was born in Stockholm, and was raised in Åmot, Brunskog, outside Arvika. She is the daughter of Czech film director David Ja ...
) is keen to be introduced to Roro's family, something he has been reluctant to do because his
Lebanese
Lebanese may refer to:
* Something of, from, or related to the Lebanese Republic
* Lebanese people
The Lebanese people ( ar, الشعب اللبناني / ALA-LC: ', ) are the people inhabiting or originating from Lebanon. The term may al ...
family would prefer he marries a Lebanese woman. When Roro finally decides to introduce Lisa to his family, he walks into the apartment full of relatives who are planning his marriage to a Lebanese girl named Yasmine (
Laleh Pourkarim
Laleh Pourkarim ( fa, لاله پورکریم, ; born 10 June 1982), known mononymously as Laleh (), is an Iranian-Swedish singer-songwriter, record producer, guitarist, pianist, and record company manager. Following a short acting career, she en ...
).
Soundtrack
Daniel Lemma was contacted by Josef Fares to work on the movie's score.
References
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External links
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2000 films
2000 romantic comedy-drama films
Swedish romantic comedy-drama films
Films directed by Josef Fares
2000 comedy films
2000 drama films
2000s Swedish films
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