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My Life as a Dog

My Life as a Dog

It could have been worse. I've actually been lucky. If you compare...

19857.21h 42m

Overview

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.

Directed by Lasse Hallström
Written by Lasse Hallström, Reidar Jönsson, Per Berglund
Produced by Waldemar Bergendahl
Box Office0Revenue: $8.3M

Top Cast

Anton Glanzelius

Anton Glanzelius

Ingemar Johansson

Tomas von Brömssen

Tomas von Brömssen

Ingemar's Uncle Gunnar

Anki Lidén

Anki Lidén

Ingemar's Mother

Melinda Kinnaman

Melinda Kinnaman

Saga

K

Kicki Rundgren

Gunnar's Wife Ulla

Lennart Hjulström

Lennart Hjulström

The Artist

Ing-Marie Carlsson

Ing-Marie Carlsson

Berit

L

Leif Ericson

Uncle Sandberg

Christina Carlwind

Christina Carlwind

Mrs. Sandberg

Ralph Carlsson

Ralph Carlsson

Harry

Themes & Keywords

underdogbased on novel or bookswedenunclelonelinessrural areadogtranssexualtomboy1950sboxing

About My Life as a Dog

My Life as a Dog is a drama, comedy film released in 1985 exploring themes of underdog, based on novel or book, sweden, uncle, loneliness, rural area. Directed by Lasse Hallström, it stars Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Brömssen, Anki Lidén. 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.

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