Jalla! Jalla! is a 2000 Swedish comedy film directed by Josef Fares starring Fares Fares, Torkel Petersson, Tuva Novotny and Laleh Pourkarim as the main roles. Jalla! Jalla! is 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!” means “Come on!” or “Hurry up!” in Arabic.