TV series

The New Country

2000 · 1 season

A quietly human road journey through summer light, carrying the weight of displacement and fragile hope.

Overview: 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.
How it feels: Melancholic, earnest, tense and warm. Measured and needs your attention.
About: Identity, isolation, friendship, freedom
Content: Mild violence, sexual content and language. No gore.
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Full breakdown

Tone: melancholicstrength 2 of 3
earneststrength 2 of 3
tensestrength 1 of 3
warmstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: identity
isolation
friendship
freedom
survival
Places: countryside
road trip
small town
Era: contemporary
Audience: adult
Form: serialised
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild