Film
The New Country
2000 · 2h 8m · Drama · Comedy
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- 7.3
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Overview
A 15-year-old Somalian boy meets a 40-year-old Iranian man in a refugee camp in Skåne, in the south of Sweden. With the threat of deportation hanging over them, they decide to take their faiths in their own hands and together they go on a journey in the Swedish summer.
Cast
Mike Almayehu
Ali
Michalis Koutsogiannakis
Massoud
Lia Boysen
Louise
Lars Väringer
Kjell
Nicholas Riesbeck
Mackan
Evert Lindkvist
The Old Man
Inga Ålenius
The Old Lady
Jan Åström
Big Bert
Simon Norrthon
Greger
Anette Lindbäck
Eva
Ingrid Luterkort
Edith
Christian Brandin
Jan-Erik Emretsson
Anders Eriksson
Hans Erixon
Bengt Erlandsson
Crew
- Geir Hansteen JörgensenDirector
- Peter BirroWriter
- Lukas MoodyssonWriter
- Christer NilsonProducer
- Gunnar CarlssonExecutive Producer
- Tomas EskilssonExecutive Producer
- Marek WieserDirector of Photography
- Dan BerglundOriginal Music Composer
- Jonas BohlinOriginal Music Composer
- Milcho LevievOriginal Music Composer
Media
Details
- Release date
- November 24, 2000
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- Swedish
- Runtime
- 2h 8m
- Rated
- 11
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
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