Raspberry Boat Refugee

Raspberry Boat Refugee

93 mins | Comedy | Aug. 19, 2014

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.

Raspberry Boat Refugee

93 mins | Comedy | Aug. 19, 2014

Raspberry Boat Refugee
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.
IMDb rating 6.0
Producers Film i Väst, SVT, Matila Röhr Productions (MRP), Eyeworks Sweden
Original title Vadelmavenepakolainen
Directors Leif Lindblom
Writers Miika Nousiainen, Erik Ahrnbom, Daniel Karlsson

Cast

Jonas Karlsson

as Mikko Virtanen

Frida Hallgren

as Lotta

Erik Johansson

as Mikael

Björn Bengtsson

as Rille

Suzanne Reuter

as Greta

Jarmo Mäkinen

as Jorma

Tommi Korpela

as Father

Yasmine Garbi

as Mother

Armi Toivanen

as Tiina

Nour El Refai

as Nahid

Hanna Ullerstam

as Malin

Jonas Rimeika

as Rikard

Leif Eklund

as Jacob

Mia Eriksson

as Erika

Joona Leivo

as 7-year-old Mikko

Elina Knihtilä

as Teacher

Vili Alitalo

as 7-year-old Sakari

Fredrik Evers

as Harald

Maria Kulle

as The Boss

Lars Andersson

as Stefan

Rune Bergman

as Grampa

Claire Miller

as Susanne

Anna Bjelkerud

as Manager

Marie Delleskog

as Gunilla

Mattias Nordqvist

as Police officer

Kaija Pakarinen

as Neighbor #1

Antti Virmavirta

as Neighbor #2

Mirja Oksanen

as Nurse

Johan Hedenberg

as Driver

Jonna Ekdahl

as Employment officer