Jalla! Jalla!
Film poster
Directed by	Josef Fares
Written by	Josef Fares
Produced by	Anna Anthony
Starring	Fares Fares Torkel Petersson Tuva Novotny Laleh Pourkarim
Cinematography	Aril Wretblad
Music by	Daniel Lemma
Release date	22 December 2000 (2000-12-22) (Sweden)
Running time	89 minutes
Country	Sweden
Languages	Swedish Arabic

Jalla! Jalla! is a Swedish comedy film, which was released in cinemas in Sweden on December 22, 2000.^[1] It is directed by Swedish-Lebanese filmmaker Josef Fares, and stars Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Tuva Novotny and Laleh Pourkarim in the leading roles. It Fares's directorial debut film and received seven film festival nominations, of which it won four.

“Jalla! Jalla!” is Arabic for “Come on!” or “Hurry up!”.

Plot

Best friends Roro (Fares Fares) and Måns (Torkel Petersson) work in park management carrying out day-to-day manual jobs. Roro's Swedish girlfriend Lisa (Tuva Novotny) is keen to be introduced to Roro's family, something he has been reluctant to do because his Lebanese family would prefer he marries a Lebanese woman. When Roro finally decides to introduce Lisa to his family, he walks into the apartment full of relatives who are planning his marriage to a Lebanese girl named Yasmine (Laleh Pourkarim).

Soundtrack

Daniel Lemma was contacted by Josef Fares to work on the movie's score.^[2]