While We Live
2016Kandia, 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
as Kandia
Adam Kanyama
as Ibbe
Richard Sseruwagi
as Sekou
Marika Lindström
as Ylva
Sten Ljunggren
as Olof
Mårten Klingberg
as Music producer
Philip Lithner
as Billy
Anna Blomberg
as Eva
Lamine Dieng
as Modu
Kudzai Chimbaira
as Soukeina
Susan Fatima Joh
as Aisha
Christopher Tijan Smith
as Karim
Mariama Colley
as Lala
Mariama Colley
as Ismael
Felix Down-Thomas
as Famuru
Janet Badjan-Young
as Mbalou
Jane Owens
as Awa
Aurelia Prom
as Fatou
Gibril Jobe
as Polis
Peter Öberg
as Polis
Karin Bertling
as Old woman on bus
Tom Ahlsell
as Hospital patient
Bill Hugg
as Taxi Customer
Sven Boräng
as Kandia's man
Nina Mélo
as Young Kandia