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Section: Days of Swedish Cinema

Leaps and Bounds (2007) 10

Sweden | 2007 | 89 min.

Brothers Azad and Tigris get separated from their parents when war breaks out in their Middle-eastern country. Along with other refugees, they eventually get to Sweden, where they must impersonate someone else's children. But life in a foreign country – without parents, friends and those who understand them – is not easy. The dream of a family reunion in Sweden gradually disappears. But if one believes that anything is possible, they can succeed. With the help of an eccentric hot dog vendor, true love, and Azar's championship hopes in jumping, both boys find new life.

CountrySweden
Year2007
Duration89 min
Rating10
LanguageSwedish
SubtitleEnglish
Directed by Petter Næss
Screenplay Moni Nilsson, Kurt Öberg
Director of Photography Marius Johansen-Hansen
Music Nils Petter Molvær, Nizamettin Ariç
Edited by Inge-Lise Langfeldt, Anders Refn, Anders Teigen
Contact The Swedish Film Institute

Biography

From Norway, he was originally a theater director, playwright and actor, and later moved into screenwriter and film directing. He debuted with the comedy Absolute Hangover (Absolutt blåmandag, 1999), then made, e.g. the comedies Elling (2001) and Love Me Tomorrow (Elsk meg i morgen, 2005), and the dramas Hoppet (2007) and Into the White (2012).

Family, Friendship, Teamwork, Sports, Immigrants

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