The New Country
{{Infobox television
| image = TheNewCountryPoster.gif
| caption = Poster
| director = Geir Hansteen Jörgensen
| producer = {{ubl|Dan Berglund|Tomas Eskilsson|Christer Nilson}}
| writer = {{ubl|Lukas Moodysson|Peter Birro}}
| starring = {{ubl|Mike Almayehu|Michalis Koutsogiannakis|Lia Boysen}}
| music = {{ubl|Dan Berglund|Jonas Bohlin|Esbjörn Svensson}}
| cinematography = Marek Wieser
| editor = Fredrik Morheden
| network =
| released = {{Start date|df=y|2000|11|4}}
| runtime = 232 minutes
| country = Sweden
| language = Swedish
| budget =
}}
The New Country ({{langx|sv|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.
Plot
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)
- Mike Almayehu (Ali)
- Michalis Koutsogiannakis (Massoud)
- Lia Boysen (Louise)
External links
- {{IMDb title|id=0188350|title=The New Country}}
- [http://www.sfi.se/sfi/smpage.fwx?page=5228 Swedish Film Institute]
- [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9E05E2DB143BF936A15750C0A9649C8B63 New York Times]
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Category:2000 television films
Category:Swedish television films
Category:2000s Swedish-language films
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