''The New Man'' ( sv, Den nya människan; fi, Uusi ihminen) is a 2007 Swedish-Finnish drama film directed by
Klaus Härö
Klaus Härö (born 31 March 1971 in Porvoo, Finland) is a Finnish film director. In 2004, he won Finland's State Prize for Art.
Härö grew up in a Swedish-speaking Finnish family. He studied directing and attended screen writing seminars at the ...
.
Plot
The film portrays Gertrude, a strong and exuberant 17-year-old and her collision with the Swedish welfare state in the early 1950s. It deals with the
compulsory sterilisation in Sweden
Compulsory sterilisation in Sweden were sterilisations which were carried out in Sweden, without a valid consent of the subject, during the years 1906–1975 on eugenic, medical and social grounds. Between 1972 and 2013, sterilisation was also a ...
affecting 63,000 people between 1934 and 1976.
Cast
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Julia Högberg - Gertrud
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Maria Lundqvist
Annika Maria Lundqvist (born 14 October 1963) is a Swedish actress and comedian. Born in Gothenburg, Lundqvist studied acting at the Gothenburg Theatre Academy and has since been acting at various Swedish theatres, including the Royal Dramatic ...
- Solbritt
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Lo Kauppi - Jenni
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Ellen Mattsson - Astrid
* Ann-Sofie Nurmi - Alba
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Christoffer Svensson - Axel
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Tobias Aspelin - Dr Berg
* Anna Littorin - Lisa
External links
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2007 drama films
Swedish drama films
Sterilization in fiction
Eugenics in fiction
Films directed by Klaus Härö
2007 films
2000s Swedish films
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