A moment in the reeds

Leevi returns to Finland from his university studies in Paris to spend the summer helping his father Jouko renovate the family lakehouse for sale. Leevi is estranged from his conservative father, his only living relative, and hopes to avoid mandatory military service by obtaining French citizenship. Tareq, an architect by profession who has come to Finland from war-torn Syria seeking asylum, has been hired to help with the work.

When Leevi’s father returns to town on business, the two young men, speaking English, their only common language, establish a connection. They spend a few days discovering one another during an idyllic Finnish midsummer.[

Tanto osannato questo breve film finlandese, a mio parere, risulta cupo e lugubre. Racconta una storiellina ambientata in un contesto prevedibile.

Poche parole.

Lui, tornato da Parigi, aiuta il padre a sistemare la casa di campagna.

Nel frattempo, incontra Tareq, un architetto fuggito dalla guerra irachena, che si guadagna da vivere arrangiandosi come può con lavoretti di manovalanza.

Quando lui deve tornare a Parigi, la storia finisce. Tutto qui. Tiepido.