The Republic of Herrskog
All Films • 32m
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Directed by Hamed Alizadeh • 2016 • Sweden
With the explosion of the refugee crisis in Europe, small vulnerable refugee communities have emerged on the fringes of the big cities in Sweden. Herrskog hosts one such small colony of refugees of different nationalities. Stefan Lindquist owner of Herrskogs Minilivs, has made it his duty to welcome the newcomers and make them feel at home. He jokingly calls this colony, Republic of Hersskog.
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