While We Live (2016)

Original title

Medan vi lever

Directed by

Dani Kouyaté

Genre

drama

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 31m

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 5 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A family drama about a Swedish-Burkinabe musician navigating his identity and relationships. He reconnects with his heritage while dealing with everyday challenges in Malmö.

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What happens

While We Live (Swedish: Medan vi lever) is a 2016 Swedish comedy-drama film written and directed by Burkinabé filmmaker Dani Kouyaté and co-produced by Maria Larsson Guerpillon and Julien Siri. This is his first Swedish film. The film stars Josette Bushell-Mingo, Adam Kanyama and Richard Sseruwagi in lead roles, whereas Marika Lindström, Sten Ljunggren and Philip Lithner made supportive roles. The film was shot at Malmö, Sweden. The film won award for the Best Film by an African Living Abroad at Africa Movie Academy Awards, Lagos, Nigeria. The film also nominated for the Best Editing award and Best Screenplay award at the ceremony. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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