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Jalla! Jalla! (2000)

88 min  -  Comedy | Drama | Romance  -   22 December 2000 (Sweden)
6.9
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Roro, a foreign worker in Swedish parks, loves his girlfriend but is about to marry another girl to prevent her from being sent back to Lebanon... See full summary »

Director:

Josef Fares

Writer:

Josef Fares
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4 wins & 4 nominations See more awards »
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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Fares Fares ...
Roro
Torkel Petersson Torkel Petersson ...
Måns
Tuva Novotny Tuva Novotny ...
Lisa
Laleh Pourkarim Laleh Pourkarim ...
Yasmin
Leonard Terfelt Leonard Terfelt ...
Paul
Jan Fares Jan Fares ...
Farsan
Sofi Ahlström Helleday Sofi Ahlström Helleday ...
Jenny
Benyam Eriksson Benyam Eriksson ...
Benson
Khatoun Fares Khatoun Fares ...
Farmor
Abdulahad Fares Abdulahad Fares ...
Abdul
Ingemar Carlehed Ingemar Carlehed ...
Pappa Ulf
Harry Goldstein Harry Goldstein ...
Sexbutiksägare
Tommy Andersson Tommy Andersson ...
Peter
Christer Fjällström Christer Fjällström ...
Polis
Jacob Tamm Jacob Tamm ...
Simon Pramsten
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Storyline

Roro, a foreign worker in Swedish parks, loves his girlfriend but is about to marry another girl to prevent her from being sent back to Lebanon. Roros best friend, Måns, has his own problems: He has serious problems getting an erection... Written by Benjamin Stello  

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Plot Keywords:

Lebanon | Love | Wedding | Arranged Marriage | Immigrant  | See more »

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Memfis Film presenterar en skön rulle av Josef Fares

Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Romance

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Details

Country:

Sweden

Language:

Swedish | Arabic

Release Date:

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Also Known As:

The Best Man's Wedding See more »

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Technical Specs

Runtime:

Sound Mix:

Dolby SR

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.85 : 1
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Trivia

The film that Måns and Jenny are watching on TV is actually a film by Josef Fares called Coola Killar (Cool Guys) and the two guys talking to each other is Fares Fares and Torkel Pettersson. See more »

Goofs

Crew or equipment visible: Police roadblocks can be seen in background around the square where Roro is beaten up by the guys with the dog. See more »

Quotes

Polis: [Måns is arrested by the police after throwing out furniture] Well, how did this happen?
Måns: Ehm, what?
Polis: Well, there's furniture on the street, under your balcony...
Måns: I accidentally dropped them...
Polis: Really? How?
Måns: I don't know... I was going to... refurbish... a little and then i tripped... it was some little... edge that...
Polis: On the balcony?
Måns: Yes, exactly...
Polis: With a whole drawer, a TV and an aquarium?
Måns: Mm...
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Connections

Referenced in Kopps (2003) See more »

Soundtracks

"New Noise"
Performed by Refused See more »