Jalla! Jalla! is a 2000

2000 in film

The year 2000 in film involved some significant events.The top grosser worldwide was Mission: Impossible II. Domestically in North America, Gladiator won the Academy Awards for Best Picture and Best Actor ....

 Swedish

Sweden

Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....

 comedy film directed by Josef Fares

Josef Fares

Josef Fares is a Crystal-Simorgh winning Swedish film director with Assyrian/Syriac origin. His brother is the actor Fares Fares, who has appeared in many of his films....

 starring Fares Fares

Fares Fares

Fares Fares in Beirut, Lebanon, is a Swedish film actor with Assyrian/Syriac origin. He is the brother of film director Josef Fares, and has several times played major parts in his movies, including Jalla! Jalla! and Kopps. He has also starred in Bang Bang Orangutang and Kill Your Darlings...

, Torkel Petersson

Torkel Petersson

Torkel Petersson is a Swedish actor born in Lund, Sweden, on August 19, 1969.-Selected filmography:*1999: Zero Tolerance *2000: Jalla! Jalla!*2002: Old Men in New Cars *2003: Kopps...

, Tuva Novotny

Tuva Novotny

Tuva Moa Matilda Karolina Novotny Hedström , simply known as Tuva Novotny, is a Swedish actress and singer. She was born in Stockholm but grew up in Åmot outside Arvika. Tuva is the daughter of Czech movie director David Novotny and actress Barbro Hedström. She is currently living in Copenhagen in...

 and Laleh Pourkarim as the main roles. Jalla! Jalla! is the debut film by Josef Fares

Josef Fares

Josef Fares is a Crystal-Simorgh winning Swedish film director with Assyrian/Syriac origin. His brother is the actor Fares Fares, who has appeared in many of his films....

 and one of his most well-known. The film recevied eight nominations and won four, including Best Film.

Plot

Roro (Fares Fares

Fares Fares

Fares Fares in Beirut, Lebanon, is a Swedish film actor with Assyrian/Syriac origin. He is the brother of film director Josef Fares, and has several times played major parts in his movies, including Jalla! Jalla! and Kopps. He has also starred in Bang Bang Orangutang and Kill Your Darlings...

) and Måns (Torkel Petersson

Torkel Petersson

Torkel Petersson is a Swedish actor born in Lund, Sweden, on August 19, 1969.-Selected filmography:*1999: Zero Tolerance *2000: Jalla! Jalla!*2002: Old Men in New Cars *2003: Kopps...

) who are best friends, work at the park management and get to do all the shit jobs - clean up duck ponds and pick up dog poop. Roro's Swedish girlfriend Lisa (Tuva Novotny

Tuva Novotny

Tuva Moa Matilda Karolina Novotny Hedström , simply known as Tuva Novotny, is a Swedish actress and singer. She was born in Stockholm but grew up in Åmot outside Arvika. Tuva is the daughter of Czech movie director David Novotny and actress Barbro Hedström. She is currently living in Copenhagen in...

) wants to be introduced to his family but he refuses for a long time because of his Lebanese

Lebanon

Lebanon , officially the Republic of LebanonRepublic of Lebanon is the most common term used by Lebanese government agencies. The term Lebanese Republic, a literal translation of the official Arabic and French names that is not used in today's world. Arabic is the most common language spoken among...

 family traditions. When Roro finally decides to introduce Lisa to his family, he walks into the apartment full of relatives who are planning a marriage with the Lebanese girl Yasmine (Laleh Pourkarim)