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Feature film — 2000

The New Country (2000)

6.52h 8mDrama — Comedy

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.

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A high-signal pick with 22 votes.

SVT Drama / Film i Väst / GötaFilm

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Director: Geir Hansteen Jörgensen

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Cast & crew

M

Mike Almayehu

Ali

Michalis Koutsogiannakis as Massoud

Michalis Koutsogiannakis

Massoud

Lia Boysen as Louise

Lia Boysen

Louise

Lars Väringer as Kjell

Lars Väringer

Kjell

N

Nicholas Riesbeck

Mackan

E

Evert Lindkvist

The Old Man

Inga Ålenius as The Old Lady

Inga Ålenius

The Old Lady

Jan Åström as Big Bert

Jan Åström

Big Bert

Simon Norrthon as Greger

Simon Norrthon

Greger

Anette Lindbäck as Eva

Anette Lindbäck

Eva

Ingrid Luterkort as Edith

Ingrid Luterkort

Edith

Christian Brandin as

Christian Brandin

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