My Life as a Dog (1985)
Mitt liv som hund
It could have been worse. I've actually been lucky. If you compare...
A boy, obsessed with comparing himself with those less fortunate, experiences a different life at the home of his aunt and uncle in 1959 Sweden.
- Date of release
- 1985-12-12
- TMDB
- 7.3 / 10 (305)
- Runtime
- 1h 42m
- Genres
- Drama, Comedy
- Director
- Lasse Hallström
Casting
- Anton Glanzelius — Ingemar Johansson
- Tomas von Brömssen — Ingemar's Uncle Gunnar
- Anki Lidén — Ingemar's Mother
- Melinda Kinnaman — Saga
- Kicki Rundgren — Gunnar's Wife Ulla
- Lennart Hjulström — The Artist
- Ing-Marie Carlsson — Berit
- Leif Ericson — Uncle Sandberg
- Christina Carlwind — Mrs. Sandberg
- Ralph Carlsson — Harry
- Viveca Dahlén — Tvättande Kvinna
- Johan Widerberg — Boy in Town
Interesting facts
- Based on: My Life as a Dog
- Awards: 4 · Nominations: 2. Including: Greta; Guldbagge Award for Best Film; Bodil Award for Best Non-American Film; Robert Award for Best Non-American Film
My Life as a Dog is a 1985 Swedish drama film co-written and directed by Lasse Hallström. It is based on the first novel of a semi-autobiographical trilogy by Reidar Jönsson. It tells the coming-of-age story of Ingemar, a young boy sent to live with relatives. The cast includes Anton Glanzelius, Melinda Kinnaman, and Tomas von Brömssen.
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