refugee,sweden,social satire,african,somali

The New Country (2000)

Poster for The New Country

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 & Crew

Director
Geir Hansteen Jörgensen
  • Profile picture of Michalis Koutsogiannakis
    Massoud Michalis Koutsogiannakis
  • Profile picture of Lia Boysen
    Louise Lia Boysen
  • Profile picture of Lars Väringer
    Kjell Lars Väringer
  • Profile picture of Inga Ålenius
    The Old Lady Inga Ålenius
  • Profile picture of Jan Åström
    Big Bert Jan Åström
  • Profile picture of Simon Norrthon
    Greger Simon Norrthon
  • Profile picture of Anette Lindbäck
    Eva Anette Lindbäck
  • Profile picture of Ingrid Luterkort
    Edith Ingrid Luterkort

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Keywords

  • refugee
  • sweden
  • social satire
  • african
  • somali