The New Country
The New Country

The New Country

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2000
2h 8m
6.5(20 votes)
Drama
Comedy

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.

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Film i Väst
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Cast & Crew

31 members
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Mike Almayehu

Ali

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Michalis Koutsogiannakis

Massoud

Michalis Koutsogiannakis
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Lia Boysen

Louise

Lia Boysen
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Lars Väringer

Kjell

Lars Väringer
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Nicholas Riesbeck

Mackan

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Evert Lindkvist

The Old Man

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Inga Ålenius

The Old Lady

Inga Ålenius
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Jan Åström

Big Bert

Jan Åström
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Simon Norrthon

Greger

Simon Norrthon
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Anette Lindbäck

Eva

Anette Lindbäck
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Ingrid Luterkort

Edith

Ingrid Luterkort
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Christian Brandin

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Jan-Erik Emretsson

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Anders Eriksson

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Anders Eriksson
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Hans Erixon

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Bengt Erlandsson

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Katarina Ewerlöf

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Katarina Ewerlöf
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Nikolaj Giljov

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Leonardo Gwiazda

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Frida Harrysson

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Sonny Johnson

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Creator

Alexander Kantsjö

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Axel Lindbäck

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Jan-Olof Magnusson

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Olli Markenros

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Bo Mårtensson

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Håkan Paaske

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Bengt Sanzén

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Helén Söderqvist Henriksson

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Helén Söderqvist Henriksson
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Thomas Ungewitter

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Thomas Ungewitter
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Hampus Öström

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