Kandia, an African women in her fifties who has lived in Sweden for 30 years, decides to move back to Gambia. Her son Ibbe, who dreams of a career in hip hop and is about to make a breakthrough, goes with her. Their encounter with their homeland, however, doesn't turn out the way they imagined. A warm, broad drama comedy about a universal theme: identity.
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Josette Bushell-Mingo
Kandia
Adam Kanyama
Ibbe
Richard Sseruwagi
Sekou
Marika Lindström
Ylva
Sten Ljunggren
Olof
Mårten Klingberg
Music producer
Philip Lithner
Billy
Anna Blomberg
Eva
Lamine Dieng
Modu
Kudzai Chimbaira
Soukeina
Susan Fatima Joh
Aisha
Christopher Tijan Smith
Karim
Mariama Colley
Lala
Mariama Colley
Ismael
Felix Down-Thomas
Famuru
Dani Kouyaté
Director
Olivier Guerpillon
Screenplay
Dani Kouyaté
Screenplay
Maria Larsson Guerpillon
Producer
Julien Siri
Producer
Alex Lindén
Director of Photography
Andreas Unge
Original Music Composer
Philip Bergström
Editor
Sanna Ekström Forsberg
Costume Design
Ya Awa Conateh
Costume Design
Helga Bumsch
Production Design
