A Moment in the Reeds (Tämä Hetki Kaislikossa)
Outplay (2017)
Drama, Queer Themes/Interest, Romance
In Collection
#1206
6*
Seen ItYes
(12/9/2018 home)
191092429593
IMDB   6.9
108 mins UK | Finland / English | Finnish
DVD 
Janne Puustinen Leevi
Boodi Kabbani Tareq
Mika Melender Jouko
Virpi Rautsiala Pirjo
Director/Choreographer
Mikko Makela
Producer James Watson
Jarno Pimperi
William R. Carter
Stuart Malcolm Honey
Writer/Composer Mikko Makela
Janne Puustinen
Cinematography Iilka Salminen
Iikka Salminen


Having moved to Paris for university, Leevi returns to his native Finland for the summer to help his estranged father renovate the family lake house so it can be sold. Tareq, a recent asylum seeker from Syria, has been hired to help with the work, and when Leevi's father has to return to town on business, the two young men establish a connection and embark on a romance set against the idyllic Finnish summer. However, looming over this chance encounter, is the father's imminent return to the lake house, the continuation of Leevi's studies abroad as well as Tareq's complex relationship with his family in Syria.
Edition Details
Original Title Tämä Hetki Kaislikossa
No. of Discs/Tapes 1
References
Festivals & Awards BFI London Film Festival 2017
IMDb Voters <500
QueerGuru Rating 8

Notes
Two guys, both gay, serendipitously come together for a summer at a lake in Finland· One is the college age son of the owner; the other is a Syrian refugee handyman = limerence and passion· The Syrian comes to his senses· Mediocre at best I purchased dvd base on a couple of reviewers I usually respect· Should have just watched as a VOD.