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The New Man

Original title: Den nya människan
  • 2007
  • 1h 44m
IMDb RATING
6.8/10
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The New Man (2007)
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The film portrays Gertrude, a strong and exuberant 17-year-old and her collision with the Swedish welfare state in the early 1950s. It deals with the compulsory sterilisation in Sweden affec... Read allThe film portrays Gertrude, a strong and exuberant 17-year-old and her collision with the Swedish welfare state in the early 1950s. It deals with the compulsory sterilisation in Sweden affecting 63,000 people between 1934 and 1976.The film portrays Gertrude, a strong and exuberant 17-year-old and her collision with the Swedish welfare state in the early 1950s. It deals with the compulsory sterilisation in Sweden affecting 63,000 people between 1934 and 1976.

  • Director
    • Klaus Härö
  • Writers
    • Jimmy Karlsson
    • Kjell Sundstedt
  • Stars
    • Lo Kauppi
    • Ellen Jelinek
    • Ann-Sofie Nurmi
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.8/10
    846
    YOUR RATING
    • Director
      • Klaus Härö
    • Writers
      • Jimmy Karlsson
      • Kjell Sundstedt
    • Stars
      • Lo Kauppi
      • Ellen Jelinek
      • Ann-Sofie Nurmi
    • 2User reviews
    • 2Critic reviews
  • See production, box office & company info
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    • Awards
      • 1 win & 7 nominations

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    Lo Kauppi
    • Jenny
    Ellen Jelinek
    • Astrid
    • (as Ellen Mattsson)
    Ann-Sofie Nurmi
    • Alba
    Nadja Mirmiran
    • Erika
    Tobias Aspelin
    • Dr. Berg
    Linda Kulle
    • Ingrid
    Monica Edwardson
    • Birgitta
    • (as Monica Edvardsson)
    Anna Littorin
    • Lisa
    Happy Jankell
    • Anna
    Bengt C.W. Carlsson
    • Barnavårdsmannen
    Anders Beckman
    • Tjänstemannen
    Ola Wahlström
    • Biografvaktmästaren
    Claes Hartelius
    • Anna's foster father
    Karin Knutsson
    • Anna's foster mother
    Sven-Åke Gustavsson
    • Artur
    • (as Sven Åke Gustavsson)
    Dag Helmerson
    • Journalist
    Susanne Hellström
    • Journalist
    Vilde Helmerson
    • Jenny's boy
    • Director
      • Klaus Härö
    • Writers
      • Jimmy Karlsson(screenplay collaboration)
      • Kjell Sundstedt
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    10/10
    Took Swedish movies to a new height.
    Often when I watch Swedish movies I think the acting is too much. When I saw this movie I didn't think of it as a Swedish movie anymore. The acting was wonderful!

    The writers have done a really good job gathering all the information and all the letters that the film writers grandmother (of something similar) sent to her family during her time at the institution (this is on the DVD as extras).

    The storyline is a awful story that is based on true events, events that we in the Swedish school system puts a blind fold on so that we only shall see how neutral we are all the time.

    I think this is a perfect history lesson that every teenager really should see.
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    • rockymontana
    • Dec 26, 2007

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    • Release date
      • February 23, 2007 (Sweden)
    • Countries of origin
      • Finland
      • Sweden
    • Languages
      • Finnish
      • Swedish
    • Also known as
      • Новый человек
    • Production companies
      • Filmlance International AB
      • Kinoproduction
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    • Budget
      • €2,287,772 (estimated)
    • Gross worldwide
      • $192,672
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    • Runtime
      1 hour 44 minutes
    • Color
      • Color
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.85 : 1

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