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30 grader i februari (2012)

30 grader i februari poster
Directed by
Beata Gårdeler
Genre
LGBT-related television series
Country
Sweden
Length
2 seasons, 20 episodes
Rating
6.3 of 10 from 20 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

Swedes have relocated to Thailand, and the series follows several of them as they navigate new lives there. It shows their relationships, personal struggles, and the adjustments they make in a different culture.

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What happens

30 Degrees in February (Swedish: 30 grader i februari) is a Swedish drama series produced for television, airing originally on the SVT network and distributed internationally on Netflix. The series was created by Anders Weidemann and produced by Håkan Hammarén at Fundament Film. The first season debuted on February 6, 2012 and the second season premiered on February 1, 2016 and was produced by Anagram in co-production with SVT and Film i Vast. The series depicts the lives of various Swedish citizens who moved to Thailand. The series was filmed on location in and around Phuket, with additional scenes filmed in Sweden. The series airs primarily in Swedish, with some scenes in English and Thai. It was part of a feature at the 2016 Gothenburg Film Festival to highlight the increasing popularity of Scandinavian television series abroad. The first season won Swedish television awards (Kristallen) in 2012, including for best drama series. It also received an International Emmy Award nomination in 2013 in the Best Actress category, for Lotta Tejle, who plays Majlis. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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