Displaced Perssons

Displaced Perssons (DVD) (*)

$31.99

Language Selections:
English ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
English ( Subtitles )
Swedish ( Dolby Digital 5.1 )
Swedish ( Subtitles )

Product Origin/Format:
Sweden ( PAL/Region 2 )

Running Time:
85 min

Aspect Ratio:
Widescreen (1.85:1)

Special Features:
Interactive Menu
Scene Access

Movie filmed in 2013 and produced in:
Pakistan ( Africa, Middle East )
Sweden ( Scandinavia, Iceland )

Directed By:
Åsa Blanck
Johan Palmgren

Written By:
Åsa Blanck

Actors:
Åsa Blanck
Johan Palmgren

Synopsis:

***WARNING***Mixed language audio with English & Swedish subtitles***Per Persson left Sweden 40 years ago. With his land rover he drove to Pakistan. There, he fell in love and came to live his life. In recent years his daughters Zahra and Maria, born and raised in Lahore, started to say: 'When will we go to Sweden?' instead of 'Good morning'. But in Urdu because they do not know a word of Swedish.The girls are strictly controlled by their uncles and Per has a dream to show them other ways of living: education, work. But mother Shamim does not want to go to a country where she is not allowed to have a donkey cart. 'What kind of freedom is that?' But they are three against one and the family decides to emigrate to their Shangri-La. They land in a caravan outside Hassleholm and all their expectations are turned upside down. A film about a subtle, warm and humorous family in a changing drama.

Forty years ago, Per Persson drove off in a Land Rover from his village in Sweden on an adventure. He ended up in 6,200 miles away in Lahora, Pakistan, where he married Shahmin and had two daughters. Now the Perssons are on their way to Sweden - and freedom? That is what daughters Mia and Zahra are longing for, just like their father before them. Once the novelty of the cold morning air has passed, the Perssons discover that the Swedish welfare state also imposes restrictions, and that Swedish freedom is a relative concept. There are just different rules. While Per attempts to reenter the 'system' he left behind, Shahmin is longing to return to Pakiston, and Maria and Zahra immerse themselves in their new life. As winter arrives, the Perssons gradually - and with a great deal of good humor - get a foothold on Swedish ground in DISPLACED PERSSONS.

Per Persson left Sweden 40 years ago. In Pakistan, he fell in love and had two daughters. But as the girls grew older, troubles began. The family emigrates to their Shangri-La: Sweden. They arrive in a caravan outside Hässleholm and all their expectations are turned upside down.

This product was added to our catalog on Friday 11 April, 2014.