Synopsis
Roro, a foreign worker in Swedish parks, loves his girlfriend but is about to marry another girl to prevent her from being sent back to Lebanon. Meanwhile, Roro's best friend, Måns, has serious problems getting an erection.
The Best Man's Wedding (2000) is a 1h 28min comedy feature film by Josef Fares. Roro, a foreign worker in Swedish parks, loves his girlfriend but is about to marry another girl to prevent her from...
Key facts
Cast
Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Tuva Novotny, Laleh Pourkarim, Leonard Terfelt, Jan Fares, Sofi Ahlström Helleday, Benyam Eriksson
Original language
Arabic
First release
December 22, 2000 (Denmark)
Production companies
Film i Väst, Memfis Film
Crew
Screenplay
Josef Fares
Producer
Anna Anthony
Cinematography
Aril Wretblad
Editing
Andreas Jonsson Hay, Michał Leszczyłowski
Music
Daniel Lemma
Stills
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Titles
| Original title | Jalla ! Jalla ! | |
| Alternate title | The Best Man's Wedding |
Releases & classifications
| Theatrical | Denmark | December 22, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Finland | December 22, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Sweden | December 22, 2000 |
| Theatrical | Norway | March 16, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Netherlands | September 11, 2001 |
| Theatrical | Czech Republic | January 3, 2002 |
| Theatrical | United States | March 16, 2002 |
| Theatrical | France | April 16, 2002 |
Versions & editions
| Home video | Sweden | September 12, 2001 |
Full credits
| Director | Josef Fares |
| Cast | Fares Fares (Roro), Torkel Petersson (Måns), Tuva Novotny (Lisa), Laleh Pourkarim (Yasmin), Leonard Terfelt (Paul), Jan Fares (Dad), Sofi Ahlström Helleday (Jenny), Benyam Eriksson (Benson), Khatoun Fares (Grandmother), Abdulahad Fares (Abdul), Ingemar Carlehed (Daddy Ulf), Harry Goldstein (Sex Shop Owner), Tommy Andersson (Peter), Christer Fjällström (Police), Jacob Tamm (Simon Pramsten), Caroline Fares (Caroline), Lucy Wanes (Lucy), Anders Dahl (Customer), Fredrik Egerstrand (Angry Guy in Park) |
| Screenplay | Josef Fares |
| Producer | Anna Anthony |
| Executive producer | Lars Jönsson, Lukas Moodysson |
| Cinematography | Aril Wretblad |
| Editing | Andreas Jonsson Hay, Michał Leszczyłowski |
| Music | Daniel Lemma |
| Sound | Anders Hörling, Niclas Merits, Thomas Huhn |
| Costumes | Denise Östholm |
Additional data: TMDB.
Source: Wikidata (CC0-1.0)
Source: Cinémathèque québécoise, linked catalogue data (CC BY 4.0)
