The New Country

Nov 24, 2000

2h 8m

★ 6.7

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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

SVT Drama

Film i Väst

GötaFilm

The New Country Trailers

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Cast

Ali

Mike Almayehu

Massoud

Michalis Koutsogiannakis

Louise

Lia Boysen

Kjell

Lars Väringer

Mackan

Nicholas Riesbeck

The Old Man

Evert Lindkvist

The Old Lady

Inga Ålenius

Big Bert

Jan Åström

Greger

Simon Norrthon

Eva

Anette Lindbäck

Edith

Ingrid Luterkort

Christian Brandin

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