

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.
Mike Almayehu
Ali
Lead
Michalis Koutsogiannakis
Massoud

Lia Boysen
Louise

Lars Väringer
Kjell
Nicholas Riesbeck
Mackan
Evert Lindkvist
The Old Man

Inga Ålenius
The Old Lady

Jan Åström
Big Bert
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Geir Hansteen Jörgensen's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
“Every frame feels alive. The New Country is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”