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A young man thinks he's found the girl of his dreams, until he learns that his father has different ideas in this fast-paced Swedish comedy. Roro (Fares Fares) is the teenaged son of a Lebanese expatr... read more read more...iate living in Sweden; Roro has a job as a park attendant where he minds the grounds with Måns (Torkel Petersson). One day while working, Roro meets a pretty girl named Lisa (Tuva Novotny). They talk, and before long, a romance has blossomed between them. But Roro's father (Jan Fares) wants his son to marry a nice Lebanese girl, and before Roro can work up the courage to tell his father about Lisa, he learns that he has been pledged to marry fellow immigrant Yasmin (Laleh Pourkarim). Yasmin is no more enthusiastic about this idea than Roro, but they both feel they have to play along for the sake of their families. However, Yasmin quickly becomes fond of Roro, and she's crushed when Roro introduces her to Lisa as his cousin; Lisa is just as devastated when she learns the truth about Roro's relationship with Yasmin. Måns, meanwhile, is having problems of his own -- he's suddenly become impotent, and as he and his girlfriend, Jenny (Sofi Ahlström Helleday), try an increasingly elaborate variety of sexual gymnastics in hopes of restoring Måns' virility, they start to wonder if their relationship can survive the ordeal. ~ Mark Deming, Rovi

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Unrated, 1 hr. 28 min.

Directed by: Josef Fares

Release Date: October 17, 2001

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  • decals74
    September 30, 2006
    decals74
    i'm really digging josef fares' style. benny from kops is pretty hilarious again this time with "kuk" problems. i guess it's a romantic comedy, a style that i'm not really into at all but fares fares and torkel and tuva really pull off great performances.

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Ray Conlogue
May 3, 2002
Ray Conlogue, Globe and Mail

It's a first feature from a young director, and still has a bit of film-school gawkiness about it. But there's talent here, and probably better films to come. Full Review

Eric Henderson
July 18, 2004
Eric Henderson, City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul

Or, as more than a few IMDB reviewers have hinted: My Big Fat Swedish Wedding. Full Review

Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)
July 15, 2004
Chris Hewitt (St. Paul), St. Paul Pioneer Press

Unlike many broad comedies, Jalla! Jalla! has real affection for its characters and that makes it a winner. Full Review

Urban Cinefile Critics
November 16, 2002
Urban Cinefile Critics, Urban Cinefile

A warm and funny buddy movie about relationships, sex and weddings - in that order. The performances are wonderful, and are played as straight as an arrow. Full Review

Derek Tse
May 4, 2002
Derek Tse, Jam! Movies

While the meandering story is coherently told, it labours under a dual storyline that tells completely different stories until they're tied together fairly unconvincingly at the end. Full Review

Jon Popick
April 26, 2002
Jon Popick, Planet Sick-Boy

Full of some great physical comedy work from Torkel Petersson

Jason Anderson
February 6, 2002
Jason Anderson, eye WEEKLY

Fares' debut combines rude energy and often ruder humour in a tale of culture clashes and sexual crises that's none too profound, but still good fun. Full Review

Gunnar Rehlin
May 20, 2008
Gunnar Rehlin, Variety

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Mark R. Leeper
January 1, 2000
Mark R. Leeper, rec.arts.movies.reviews

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