The New Country
– A 15 year old Somalian boy meets a 40 year old Iranian man on a refugee camp in Skåne, in the south..
A 15 year old Somalian boy meets a 40 year old Iranian man on a refugee camp in Skåne, in the south of Sweden. With the threat of deportation hanging over them they decide to the take their faiths in their own hands and together they go on a journey in the Swedish summer
Release Date:
27 Mar 2000
Language:
Swedish, Persian
Director:
Geir Hansteen Jorgensen
Writer:
Peter Birro, Lukas Moodysson
Main Actors:
Mike Almayehu, Ingrid Luterkort, Michalis Koutsogiannakis, Lia Boysen
Plot:
A 15 year old Somalian boy meets a 40 year old Iranian man on a refugee camp in Skåne, in the south of Sweden. With the threat of deportation hanging over them they decide to the take their fates in their own hands and together they go on a journey in the Swedish summer.
Awards:
9 wins & 6 nominations.
Ratings: