Looking for Joy (2013)
Overview
Leif-Göran is looking for Joy from Thailand at the train station. They have never met in real life and now they will live together in the cold north of Sweden. A film filled with culture clashes and firewood.
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Rolf Degerlund
Leif-Göran
Nat Ung Koram
Joy
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