Movie·2000·2h 8m
The New Country
Directed By
Geir Hansteen Jörgensen
Country
Sweden
Language
Persian
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The Story
Original title: Det nya landet
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.
Written By
Peter Birro, Lukas Moodysson
Producer
Gunnar Carlsson, Tomas Eskilsson
Cinematography
Marek Wieser
Music
Dan Berglund
Editor
Fredrik Morheden
Themes
Production House
Audience Score
21 votes
// cast
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
Katarina Ewerlöf
Nikolaj Giljov
// crew
Crew
Geir Hansteen Jörgensen
Director
Peter Birro
Writer
Lukas Moodysson
Writer
Gunnar Carlsson
Executive Producer
Tomas Eskilsson
Executive Producer
Christer Nilson
Producer
Dan Berglund
Original Music Composer
Jonas Bohlin
Original Music Composer
Milcho Leviev
Original Music Composer
Esbjörn Svensson
Original Music Composer
Marek Wieser
Director of Photography
Fredrik Morheden
Editor
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