While We Live
91 mins
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.
Josette Bushell-Mingo
Kandia
Adam Kanyama
Ibbe
Philip Lithner
Billy
Lamine Dieng
Modu
Kudzai Chimbaira
Soukeina
Susan Fatima Joh
Aisha
Mariama Colley
Lala
Mariama Colley
Ismael
Felix Down-Thomas
Famuru
Janet Badjan-Young
Mbalou
Jane Owens
Awa
Aurelia Prom
Fatou
Gibril Jobe
Polis
Peter Öberg
Polis
Bill Hugg
Taxi Customer
Nina Mélo
Young Kandia
Philip Bergström
Editor
Dani Kouyaté
Director
Julien Siri
Producer
Andreas Unge
Music
Alex Lindén
Director of Photography
Dani Kouyaté
Screenplay
Maria Larsson Guerpillon
Producer
Carl Bromell
Sound Recordist
Aleksander Karshikoff
Sound Editor
Fatisia Gassama
Makeup Artist
Tuija Valén
Makeup Artist
Ya Awa Conateh
Costume Design
Elma Smajic
Art Direction
Helga Bumsch
Production Design
Sara Törnkvist
Casting
Andreas Unge
Original Music Composer