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Film / 2014
Raspberry Boat Refugee
Directed by
Leif Lindblom
Mikko Virtanen feels like a Swedish soul trapped in a Finnish body. Full of disgust for everything Finnish, he sees Sweden as heaven. Upon meeting a suicidal Swedish psychologist Mikael Anderson, he seizes an opportunity for an identity switch. Raspberry Boat Refugee is a comedy about cultural differences in the Nordic countries, their nationalism and, not least, prejudices about our neighbours. It also proves how futile it is to try to escape oneself.
The story
Mikko Virtanen feels like a Swedish soul trapped in a Finnish body. Full of disgust for everything Finnish, he sees Sweden as heaven. Upon meeting a suicidal Swedish psychologist Mikael Anderson, he seizes an opportunity for an identity switch. Raspberry Boat Refugee is a comedy about cultural differences in the Nordic countries, their nationalism and, not least, prejudices about our neighbours. It also proves how futile it is to try to escape oneself.
Cast
Jonas KarlssonMikko Virtanen
Josephine BornebuschMaria
Frida HallgrenLotta
Erik JohanssonMikael
Björn BengtssonRille
Suzanne ReuterGreta
Jarmo MäkinenJorma
Tommi KorpelaFather
Yasmine GarbiMother
Kari-Pekka ToivonenSakari
Armi ToivanenTiina
Nour El RefaiNahid
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Hanna UllerstamMalin
Jonas RimeikaRikard
Leif EklundJacob
Mia ErikssonErika
Lisbeth JohanssonSanna
Joona Leivo7-year-old Mikko
Elina KnihtiläTeacher
Vili Alitalo7-year-old Sakari
Fredrik EversHarald
Maria KulleThe Boss
Lars AnderssonStefan
Rune BergmanGrandfather
Claire MillerSusanne
Anna BjelkerudManager
Marie DelleskogGunilla
Mattias NordqvistPolice officer
Kaija PakarinenNeighbor #1
Antti VirmavirtaNeighbor #2
Mirja OksanenNurse
Johan HedenbergDriver
Jonna EkdahlEmployment officer
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