Sweden / Feb 04, 2017 / Göteborg Film Festival
1h 31min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
Kandia, an African women in her fifties who has lived in Sweden for 30 years, decides to move back to Gambia. Her son Ibbe, who dreams of a career in hip hop and is about to make a breakthrough, goes with her. Their encounter with their homeland, however, doesn't turn out the way they imagined. A warm, broad drama comedy about a universal theme: identity.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Anna Blomberg | Eva |
| Lamine Dieng | Modu |
| Kudzai Chimbaira | Soukeina |
| Susan Fatima Joh | Aisha |
| Christopher Tijan Smith | Karim |
| Mariama Colley | Lala |
| Mariama Colley | Ismael |
| Felix Down-Thomas | Famuru |
| Janet Badjan-Young | Mbalou |
| Jane Owens | Awa |
| Aurelia Prom | Fatou |
| Gibril Jobe | Polis |
| Peter Öberg | Polis |
| Karin Bertling | Old woman on bus |
| Tom Ahlsell | Hospital patient |
| Bill Hugg | Taxi Customer |
| Sven Boräng | Kandia's man |
Show more
| Nina Mélo | Young Kandia |
| Caroline Borg | |
| Patrik Fridh |
Genres
Drama
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Medan vi lever |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | English, svenska |
| Production countries | Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | dfm Fiktion |
| Release date | 7 ottobre 2016 |
| Production | Maria Larsson Guerpillon, Julien Siri |
| Writer | Olivier Guerpillon, Dani Kouyaté |
| Casting | Sara Törnkvist |
| Editing | Philip Bergström |
| Cinematography | Alex Lindén |
| Assistant directors | Dani Kouyaté |
| Camera operators | Alex Lindén |
Show more
| Additional photography | Alex Lindén |
| Production design | Helga Bumsch, Elma Smajic |
| Art direction | Elma Smajic, Helga Bumsch |
| Set decoration | Elma Smajic, Helga Bumsch |
| Music | Andreas Unge, Carl Bromell, Aleksander Karshikoff |
| Sound | Andreas Unge, Carl Bromell, Aleksander Karshikoff |
| Costume design | Ya Awa Conateh, Sanna Ekström Forsberg, Fatisia Gassama, Tuija Valén |
| Makeup | Fatisia Gassama, Tuija Valén, Ya Awa Conateh, Sanna Ekström Forsberg |
| Hairstyling | Fatisia Gassama, Tuija Valén, Ya Awa Conateh, Sanna Ekström Forsberg |
Release dates
Limited release
Theatrical release
Sweden / Oct 07, 2016
Editorial content to complete
6 sections to complete. You can show them now and start filling them in.
