The New Country (Swedish: Det nya landet) is a Swedish mini TV-series and feature film from 2000, directed by Geir Hansteen Jörgensen and written by Peter Birro and Lukas Moodysson. The mini-series version had a huge audience on national television, SVT and the feature film version won more awards around the world than any other Swedish feature in 2001. Some Swedish newspapers and critics has chosen The New Country as best Swedish TV mini-series ever and it is by many considered the beginning of Swedish "multicultural" cinema.

The New Country
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Directed byGeir Hansteen Jörgensen
Written by
Produced by
Starring
CinematographyMarek Wieser
Edited byFredrik Morheden
Music by
Distributed byGöta Film
Release date
  • 4 November 2000 (2000-11-04)
Running time
232 minutes
CountrySweden
LanguageSwedish

Plot

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Two refugees, Ali and Massoud run away from their asylum camp and meet Louise, a former Miss Sweden. Together in an old rusty car they are on the run from the police and old memories through the Swedish summer countryside.

Cast (main characters)

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