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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.
Director
Writers
Producers
Maria Larsson Guerpillon, Julien Siri
Music
Studio
dfm Fiktion
Original Title
Medan vi lever
Original Language
Swedish
Cast
Full credits →J
Josette Bushell-Mingo
Kandia
R
Richard Sseruwagi
Sekou
M
Marika Lindström
Ylva
S
Sten Ljunggren
Olof
M
Mårten Klingberg
Music producer
A
Anna Blomberg
Eva
K
Kudzai Chimbaira
Soukeina
S
Susan Fatima Joh
Aisha
P
Peter Öberg
Polis
K
Karin Bertling
Old woman on bus
T
Tom Ahlsell
Hospital patient
S
Sven Boräng
Kandia's man
P
Patrik Fridh
