Raspberry Boat Refugee

Raspberry Boat Refugee

5.0IMDb Score
Released:2014-08-19
Duration:93 min
Director:Leif Lindblom
Actors:Jonas Karlsson, Josephine Bornebusch, Frida Hallgren, Erik Johansson, Björn Bengtsson
Production:MRP Matila Röhr Productions, SVT, Film i Väst, Eyeworks Sweden

Overview:

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.

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