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The New Country

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.

DramaComedy

Release: 2000-11-24Runtime: 128 minRating: 6.5 (20)

Cast

Mike Almayehu

Ali

Michalis Koutsogiannakis

Michalis Koutsogiannakis

Massoud

Lia Boysen

Lia Boysen

Louise

Lars Väringer

Lars Väringer

Kjell

Nicholas Riesbeck

Mackan

Evert Lindkvist

The Old Man

Inga Ålenius

Inga Ålenius

The Old Lady

Jan Åström

Jan Åström

Big Bert

Simon Norrthon

Simon Norrthon

Greger

Anette Lindbäck

Anette Lindbäck

Eva

Crew

Geir Hansteen Jörgensen

Director

Peter Birro

Peter Birro

Writer

Lukas Moodysson

Lukas Moodysson

Writer

Gunnar Carlsson

Executive Producer

Tomas Eskilsson

Tomas Eskilsson

Executive Producer

Christer Nilson

Producer

Dan Berglund

Dan Berglund

Original Music Composer

Jonas Bohlin

Original Music Composer

Milcho Leviev

Original Music Composer

Esbjörn Svensson

Esbjörn Svensson

Original Music Composer