The New Man (film)


The New Man is a 2007 Swedish-Finnish drama film directed by Klaus Härö.

Plot

The film portrays Gertrude, a strong and exuberant 17-year-old and her collision with the Swedish welfare state in the early 1950s. It deals with the compulsory sterilisation in Sweden affecting 63,000 people between 1934 and 1976.

Cast