Sweden 1980Language:SwedishSubtitles:GermanDirector:Muammer ÖzerWriter:Muammer ÖzerCinematographer:Muammer ÖzerEditor:Muammer ÖzerWith:Lale Kaplanoglu, Sergio Buchman, Sven Ylling, Jan Klevbrand, Teddy Lundberg, Inga-Lill Ray, Muammer ÖzerProducer:Muammer ÖzerProduction Company:Filmverkstan27 min, Colour

JORDMANNEN recounts the story of an immigrant from Anatolia who comes to a new country in the hope of a better life. The everyday life of the nameless protagonist, who is portrayed using a plasticine figure, is characterised by alienation, racism and exploitation. A grim portrayal of a migrant labourer in a Western affluent society who is exemplary for many others: The unskilled labourer is judged solely on his merits and is not accepted as a new member of the transnational society. The filmmaker Muammer Özer was granted asylum in Sweden in the 1970s. (Can Sungu)

Director's Biography:Muammer Özer, born 1945 in Turkey, is a photographer, author, producer and director. In 1970, he fled to Finland and studied film there. Since 1977, he has been living and working in Sweden. His films were made with the support of the Stockholm workshop Filmverkstan, which promotes films by migrant filmmakers. 

Director's Filmography:

1997 HOLLYWOOD KAÇAKLARI
1991 CLOUD IN LOVE
1985 BIR AVUÇ CENNET
1984 SPLITTRING


Film image: © Muammer Özer