A Moment in the Reeds

Directed by Mikko Makela

A young Finnish man returns home for the summer to assist in renovating his father's lake house. There, he forms a deep friendship with Tareq, a Syrian asylum seeker who has recently arrived, and the two forge a strong bond over the course of the season.
A Moment in the Reeds is a beautifully restrained Finnish romance about a young man returning to his family’s countryside home and meeting a Syrian asylum seeker helping with renovations. Mikko Mäkelä gives the relationship natural intimacy, while the rural setting provides a strong sense of temporary escape.

A Moment in the Reeds

Directed by Mikko Makela

A young Finnish man returns home for the summer to assist in renovating his father's lake house. There, he forms a deep friendship with Tareq, a Syrian asylum seeker who has recently arrived, and the two forge a strong bond over the course of the season.

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A Moment in the Reeds is a beautifully restrained Finnish romance about a young man returning to his family’s countryside home and meeting a Syrian asylum seeker helping with renovations. Mikko Mäkelä gives the relationship natural intimacy, while the rural setting provides a strong sense of temporary escape.