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The New Country
The New Country

The New Country

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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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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

128 mins

Rating

6.7/10

Release Date

24 November 2000

Country

Sweden

Cast

Mike Almayehu

Mike Almayehu

Ali

Michalis Koutsogiannakis

Michalis Koutsogiannakis

Massoud

Lia Boysen

Lia Boysen

Louise

Lars Väringer

Lars Väringer

Kjell

Nicholas Riesbeck

Nicholas Riesbeck

Mackan

Evert Lindkvist

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

Ingrid Luterkort

Ingrid Luterkort

Edith

Christian Brandin

Christian Brandin

Jan-Erik Emretsson

Jan-Erik Emretsson

Anders Eriksson

Anders Eriksson

Hans Erixon

Hans Erixon

Bengt Erlandsson

Bengt Erlandsson

Katarina Ewerlöf

Katarina Ewerlöf

Nikolaj Giljov

Nikolaj Giljov

Leonardo Gwiazda

Leonardo Gwiazda

Frida Harrysson

Frida Harrysson

Sonny Johnson

Sonny Johnson

Alexander Kantsjö

Alexander Kantsjö

Axel Lindbäck

Axel Lindbäck

Jan-Olof Magnusson

Jan-Olof Magnusson

Olli Markenros

Olli Markenros

Bo Mårtensson

Bo Mårtensson

Håkan Paaske

Håkan Paaske

Bengt Sanzén

Bengt Sanzén

Helén Söderqvist Henriksson

Helén Söderqvist Henriksson

Thomas Ungewitter

Thomas Ungewitter

Hampus Öström

Hampus Öström

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