The New Man (film)

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The New Man
Original Swedish film poster
Directed by	Klaus Härö
Starring	Julia Högberg Maria Lundqvist Lo Kauppi
Music by	Michael Galasso
Release date	23 February 2007 (2007-02-23)
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.

Plot

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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.

Cast

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Julia Högberg - Gertrud
Maria Lundqvist - Solbritt
Lo Kauppi - Jenni
Ellen Mattsson - Astrid
Ann-Sofie Nurmi - Alba
Christoffer Svensson - Axel
Tobias Aspelin - Dr Berg
Anna Littorin - Lisa

External links

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The New Man at IMDb

v t e Films directed by Klaus Härö
Feature films	Elina: As If I Wasn't There (2003) Mother of Mine (2005) The New Man (2007) Letters to Father Jacob (2009) The Fencer (2015) One Last Deal (2018) Life After Death (2020) My Sailor, My Love (2022) Never Alone (2025)
Television films and series	Achterbahn (2001) Päärooli (2005) Kaksi kotia (2009)
Documentaries	Syntymättömien runoilijoiden seura (1998) Kolme toivetta (2001) Statisti (2003)
Short films	Johannes 10-11 v. (1993) Tuulen tavoittelua (1994) Maraton (1997) Yölento (1999) Samassa veneessä (2000) Pullopoika (2019)

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