A Moment in the Reeds

The director himself 'states'*: "My main objective in making th[is] film was to challenge Finland into acknowledging the diversity that exists within it - to confront the homogeny of the mainstream with the difference that has been marginalised as 'un-Finnish' for so long. I wanted to make a film that was Finnish and un-Finnish at the same time .. to stage this opening up of traditional Finnish society by these characters usually relegated to the margins .. it is simultaneously a love letter and a critique .. [and in his concluding paragraph] to take a wider view; I would like to think that th[is] film can be seen as representing most things antithetical to Trumpism and Brexitism: freedom of movement, international solidarity and not only tolerance but respect for ethnic, sexual and religious diversity." [*from his own 'statement' on inside cover of Finnish DVD issue.]

At the 1:37:03 mark, when Tareq is angrily packing his belongings.