Sweden / SVT - Netflix
Anne Landois talks to the Kalifat team, Wilhem Behrman, Tomas Michaelsson and Anna Croneman, about the series' incredible journey, its daring and committed theme, and its creative process.
Kalifat is a thriller that interweaves the destinies of five young girls to plunge us into the mechanisms of religious fundamentalism, its power of attraction and its capacity to destroy lives.
Fatima, a police officer, receives a disturbing call from a young Swedish woman trapped in Raqqa, where her husband has joined the ranks of the Islamic State; she must find a way to escape immediately! She has information about a group of Swedish jihadists planning a large-scale terrorist attack in Sweden.
Meanwhile, 15-year-old Sulle is bored at school, where no one takes her interest in politics seriously. But Ibbe, a nice assistant teacher, catches her eye. At last, someone is treating her like an adult, but she has no idea what his intentions are.
Original idea: Wilhelm Behrman
Screenwriters: Wilhelm Behrman, Niklas Rockström
Director: Goran Kapetanovic
Composer: Sophia Ersson
Production: Filmlance International AB in coproduction with Sveriges Television and Film Capital Stockholm
Producer: Tomas Michaelsson
Broadcasters: SVT, Netflix
Distributor: Endemol Shine International
Starring: Gizem Erdogan, Amed Bozan, Aliette Opheim, Albin Grenholm, Nora Rios, Yussra El Abdouni, Amanda Sohrabi, Lancelot Ncube, Simon Mezher, Ala Riani
Format: 8 x 46-53
Release date: January 2020 (SVT), March 2020 (Netflix)
