Deema Bayaa is a famous actress in the Middle East. Her celebrity life in Dubai is full of glamour, but it can be tiresome in the long run. Deema and her husband Ahmad are longing for a summer house to escape to. Ahmad wants to go to Sweden! He loves the country, its people, nature and peacefulness. Deema is reluctant but decides to let her Swedish fans tell her about the country her husband is so in love with. They set out on a journey through Sweden, travelling in a limousine from Malmö to Kiruna, searching for the house of their dreams, while trying to find out what Sweden is actually all about. Along the way they make new acquaintances and friends, who share their stories and their Sweden with them. Arabs constitute a significant part of the Swedish population; Arabic is the second largest language. Through Deema and Ahmad and their encounters with their fans in Sweden, unique insights are provided into the lives of Swedish Arabs and how they look at their country. Preconceptions are questioned, perspectives are turned around and roles are changed. The series performed very well online: 197,000 starts per episode, placing it in the top five percent of SVT programmes.
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