The New Country
7.3
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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Mike Almayehu
Ali
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The New Country
Michalis Koutsogiannakis
Massoud
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Lia Boysen
Louise
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Lars Väringer
Kjell
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Nicholas Riesbeck
Mackan
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Evert Lindkvist
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Inga Ålenius
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Jan Åström
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Simon Norrthon
Greger
Known for
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Anette Lindbäck
Eva
Known for
The Bridge
Beyond
Ingrid Luterkort
Edith
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Christian Brandin
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Geir Hansteen Jörgensen Director · Lukas Moodysson Writer Peter Birro Writer
Director
Geir Hansteen Jörgensen
Writer
Lukas Moodysson
Writer
Peter Birro
Composer
Esbjörn Svensson
Composer
Milcho Leviev
Composer
Jonas Bohlin
Cinematographer
Marek Wieser
Editor
Fredrik Morheden
Production designer
Gunnar Bertilsson
Costume designer
Ulrika Wassén
Costume designer
Mirjam Öhner Angleflod
First release November 24, 2000 · Produced in Sweden · Languages Persian, Swedish
Production
SVT Drama
Production
Film i Väst
Production
GötaFilm
Production
TV12
Production
Sweden
Produced in
Languages
Original title
Det nya landet
Original language
Swedish
Spoken on screen
Persian · Swedish
Release dates
Sweden · November 24, 2000
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No release date listed for United States.
Netherlands
February 9, 2003 · TV · Nederland 3
Sweden
December 26, 2004 · TV · SVT2
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