Jalla! Jalla! is a Swedish comedy film, which was released to cinemas in Sweden on the 22nd of December 2000 directed by Josef Fares and starring Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Tuva Novotny and Laleh Pourkarim as the main roles. It was the debut film by Josef Fares and one of his most well-known. The film received eight nominations and won four, including Best Film. “Jalla! Jalla!” is Arabic for “Come on!” or “Hurry up!”. Plot Roro (Fares Fares) and Måns (Torkel Petersson) who are best friends, work at the park management and get to do all the menial jobs - clean up duck ponds and pick up dog poop. Roro's Swedish girlfriend Lisa (Tuva Novotny) wants to be introduced to his family but he refuses for a long time because of his Lebanese 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). Soundtrack Daniel Lemma was contacted by Josef Fares to work on the movie's score. References External links 2000 films 2000 romantic comedy-drama films Swedish romantic comedy-drama films Films directed by Josef Fares 2000 comedy films 2000 drama films 2000s Swedish films