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Familjen Babajou

Familjen Babajou

Limited Series 2009 · 3 eps · ★ 6.0 · Drama

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Babajou family consists of mother, father, three brothers and a sister. The family has fled Idi Amin's dictatorship in Uganda to Sweden. The year is 1979, Kiss are the idols and siblings Babajous life changed overnight when my dad moved back to Africa and the mother decides that she and the children stay in the Swedish welfare state. Baker Karim has written the script with his brother Alexander, and the story has a partially autobiographical background.

Directed by Baker Karim · Written by Alexander Karim

Network: SVT1

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