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The New Man | |
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Directed by | Klaus Härö |
Starring |
Julia Högberg Maria Lundqvist Lo Kauppi |
Music by | Michael Galasso |
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Running time | 104 minutes |
Countries | Sweden, Finland |
Language | Swedish |
The New Man ( Swedish: Den nya människan; Finnish: Uusi ihminen) is a 2007 Swedish-Finnish drama film directed by Klaus Härö.
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 affecting 63,000 people between 1934 and 1976.