Is The New Country violent?

Not especially. Less violent than 74% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The New Country easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The New Country sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 70% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does The New Country end with hope?

Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is The New Country scary?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

The New Country

Name: The New Country
Genre: Drama, Comedy
Released: 2000
Duration: 128 min
Rating: 6.5
Cast: Mike Almayehu, Michalis Koutsogiannakis, Lia Boysen, Lars Väringer, Nicholas Riesbeck

Directed by Geir Hansteen Jörgensen

Produced by SVT Drama, Film i Väst

2000128 min6.5 / 10

A warm, character-driven road movie about two displaced men from different backgrounds finding unexpected friendship and agency amid the threat of deportation.

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.

Clusters

Grief Support Friendships Comedy That Turns Sharp Slow Character Dramas Found Family Stories Comedy And Satire

Genres

Drama Comedy

Keywords

Refugee Sweden Social Satire African Somali

Questions people ask

Is The New Country violent? Not especially. Less violent than 74% of films.
Is The New Country easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 71% of films.
Is The New Country sad? Somewhat. More sad than 70% of films.
Does The New Country end with hope? Somewhat. More hopeful than 65% of films.
Is The New Country scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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