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Familjen Babajou

2009 · 1 season

A quiet, bittersweet coming-of-age drama about displacement and belonging, told with warmth and a gentle sense of loss.

Created by
Baker Karim
Genres
Drama
Overview
Babajou family consists of mother, father, three brothers and a sister. The family has fled Idi Amin's dictatorship in Uganda to Sweden. The year is 1979, Kiss are the idols and siblings Babajous life changed overnight when my dad moved back to Africa and the mother decides that she and the children stay in the Swedish welfare state. Baker Karim has written the script with his brother Alexander, and the story has a partially autobiographical background.
How it feels
Measured and needs your attention.
About
Family, immigration, identity, isolation
Content
Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
Note
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Genres
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Full breakdown
Tone
    Pacing
    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Era
    period
    Audience
    adult
    Content intensity
    • Gore none
    • Language mild
    • Violence mild
    • Sex mild
    All scales, 0 to 10
    Scales, 0 to 10
    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action1
    Horror1
    Humour3
    Realism8
    Romance2
    Tension4
    Darkness5
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight7

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    Details

    Genres
    drama
    Created by
    Baker Karim
    Written by
    Alexander Karim, Baker Karim
    Starring
    Alexander Karim, Zarina Musa, David Nzinga, Stig Ossian Ericson
    Length
    1 seasons, 3 episodes
    Network
    SVT1
    Country
    Sweden
    Languages
    Swedish

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