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Original title Den nya människan
Film type Feature
Category Fiction
Average rating 3,35 / 5
Director
Producer
Screenplay
Production country
Production company
Awards
Classification Allowed from age 11
Dialogue
Swedish release 2007-02-23

Cast

Julia Högberg
Gertrud

Maria Lundqvist
Solbritt, sköterska

Lo Kauppi
Jenny

Ellen Jelinek (as Ellen Mattsson)
Astrid

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Plot summary

Sweden 1951. A new society is developing, a society where there is no room for the socially and mentally weak. Gertrud is a 19 year old girl from a very poor family. Against her will, she is...

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Titles

Original title
Swedish release title
International title
Co-production title

Crew

Director
Screenplay
Producer
Production Manager
Director of Photography
Music
Production Designer
Film Editor
Production Mixer
Sound Design
First Assistant Director
Second Assistant Director
Stunt Coordinator
Script Supervisor
Adaptation
Research
Story Editor
Co-producer
Executive Producer
Production Coordinator
Location Manager
Project Coordinator
Legally responsible
Project Assistant
Craft service
Runner
Casting
Extras Casting
Location Scout
Production Accountant
Unit Publicist
Marketing
Film Commissioner
Post Production Supervisor
First Assistant Cameraman
Second Assistant Cameraman
Still Photographer
Gaffer
Best Boy
Key Grip
Color Timer
Negative Cutter
Lab Coordinator
Scanner
On-line Editing
Digital Grading
Laser Recording
Assistant Production Designer
Carpenter
Painter
Propman
Costume Designer
Tailor
Plasterer
Make-up / Hair
Hair Stylist
Costume Assistant
Make-up Assistant
Stunt
Assistant Film Editor
Sound Editor
Foley
Re-recording Mixer
Trainee
Graphic Design
Insurance
Behind the scenes
Other Crew
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Companies

Production Company Filmlance International AB
Copyright Filmlance International AB 2007
Co-Production Company Sveriges Television AB
Canal+ Television AB
YLE Co-Productions
Kinoproduction Oy
Sonet Film AB
Advance allocations Suomen Elokuvasäätiö
Nordisk Film & TV Fond
Stiftelsen Svenska Filminstitutet 2006
Distributor in Sweden (35 mm) Sonet Film AB 2007
Distributor in Sweden (DVD) PAN Vision AB 2007
Laboratory Nordisk Film Post Production AB
Equipment P. Mutasen Elokuvakonepaja Oy (kamerautrustning)
Angel Films Oy (ljus- och passarutrustning)
Recording Studio Meguru Film Sound Oy
Europa Sound Production AB (eftersynkstudio)
Graphics Yellow1 (Design & Artwork)
Insurance Factor Insurance Group AB
Sales Filmlance International AB
Other Company Canal+ Television AB (i samarbete med)
YLE Co-Productions (i samarbete med)

Plot summary

Sweden 1951. A new society is developing, a society where there is no room for the socially and mentally weak. Gertrud is a 19 year old girl from a very poor family. Against her will, she is committed to a work home for young women. Gertrud learns that the only way out is by agreeing to a ‘voluntary’ sterilization.

Swedish censorship / rating

Censorship number 143995
Date 2007-02-09
Classification Allowed from age 11
Original length 2876 meters
Notes Aktlängder: 519, 474, 379, 420, 523, 561.
Grounds for decision Inslag av stark ångestladdning hos unga kvinnor, visst handgemäng och drunknad ung kvinna.


Technical specifications

Aspect ratio 1.85:1
Sound type Sound
Sound system Dolby Digital
Colour type Colour
Carrier type 35 mm
Frames per second 24
Length in metres 2876 meter
Length in minutes 105 min
Reels 6 reels


Production location

Dalarna Sweden 2006-04-03 2006-05

Release dates

Festival showing 2007-01-26 Draken Gothenburg Sweden 105 min (Göteborg Film Festival)
Release in Sweden 2007-02-23 Sweden 105 min
DVD release (rental) 2007-07-25 Sweden
DVD release (buy) 2007-07-25 Sweden
TV showing 2014-03-20 SVT2 Sweden

Soundtrack listing

Original title Svensk rapsodi, nr 3, op. 47, "Dalarapsodi"
Composer Hugo Alfvén (1931)
Orchestra Royal Scottish National Orchestra (1998)
Conductor Niklas Willén (1998)


Original title En sommardag
Composer Yngve Stoor (1944)
Lyrics Yngve Stoor (1944)
Orchestra Seymour Österwalls orkester (1944)
Sung by Ulla Billquist (1944)
Walter Larsson (1944)


Original title Party Mood
Composer Jack Trombey


Awards

Nominated for the Guldbagge Award Stockholm 2008 Best Actress in a Leading Role Julia Högberg
Festival Award Giffoni 2008 (Crystal Gryphon vid Giffoni Film Festival)
Nominated for the Guldbagge Award Stockholm 2008 Best Actress in a Supporting Role Maria Lundqvist
Stockholm 2008 Best Screenplay Kjell Sundstedt
Festival Award Shanghai 2007 (Jin Jue Award Jury Grand Prix)

Holdings Film

The information given here refers to film material in the Swedish Film Institute’s archive. Access to the archive’s stock is given on request, for research, other film archives and rights’ holders. For enquiries please contact filmarkivet@filminstitutet.se

Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2878


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Print
Item base Polyester
Carrier type 35 mm


Element type Duplicate positive
Item base Acetate
Carrier type 35 mm
Length 2876


Element type SEPMAG
Carrier type DTS-skiva


Holdings Posters

Size About 70 x 100 cm
Quantity 2


Size Smaller than 40 x 75 cm
Quantity 2


Holdings Scripts

Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Den nya människan. Av Kjell Sundstedt.Version 3. 6 maj 2004.
Extent 102 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Den nya människan. Filmmanuskript av Kjell Sundstedt, manusbearbetning av Jimmy Karlsson. Version 4 oktober 2004.
Extent 103 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Den nya människan. Filmmanuskript av Kjell Sundstedt. Manusbearbetning av Jimmy Karlsson. Version 5 december 2004.
Extent 90 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Den nya människan. Filmmanuskript av Kjell Sundstedt. Manusbearbetning av Jimmy Karlsson. Version 6 jun 2005.
Extent 88 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Den nya människan. Filmmanuskript av Kjell Sundstedt, regi Klaus Härö. Version 7 november 2005.
Extent 93 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Den nya människan. Filmmanuskript av Kjell Sundstedt, regi Klaus Härö. Version 8 7 februari 2006.
Extent 80 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Script title Den nya människan. Filmmanuskript av Kjell Sundstedt, regi Klaus Härö. Inspelningsversion 6 mars 2006.
Extent 74 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Inspelningsmanus
Extent 74 s.
Language Swedish


Script type Dialoglista
Script title Dialoglista. Den nya människan.
Extent 34 s. + 12 s. trailerdialog, för-och eftertext samt musiklista.
Language Swedish



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