---
title: 'The New Country (2000)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Geir Hansteen Jörgensen'
released: '2000-03-06'
runtime_minutes: 232
genres:
  - 'Drama'
  - 'Comedy'
countries:
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/the-new-country-2000'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0188350/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# The New Country (2000)

2000 · 232 min · Drama, Comedy · Sweden

Original title: Det nya landet

## Synopsis

The New Country 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.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Geir Hansteen Jörgensen](https://cinepixo.com/people/geir-hansteen-jorgensen)
- **Screenplay:** [Lukas Moodysson](https://cinepixo.com/people/lukas-moodysson)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Dan Berglund](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-berglund)
- **Producer:** [Dan Berglund](https://cinepixo.com/people/dan-berglund)

## Cast

- [Lia Boysen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lia-boysen)

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