| Jalla! Jalla! | |
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| Directed by | Josef Fares |
| Produced by | Anna Anthony |
| Written by | Josef Fares |
| Starring | Fares Fares Torkel Petersson Tuva Novotny Laleh Pourkarim |
| Music by | Daniel Lemma |
| Cinematography | Aril Wretblad |
| Release date(s) | 22 December 2000 |
| Running time | 89 min |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish, Arabic |
Jalla! Jalla! is a 2000 Swedish comedy film directed by Josef Fares starring Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Tuva Novotny and Laleh Pourkarim as the main roles. Jalla! Jalla! is the debut film by Josef Fares and one of his most well-known. The film recevied eight nominations and won four, including Best Film.
Roro (Fares Fares) and Måns (Torkel Petersson) who are best friends, work at the park management and get to do all the shit 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)