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.| Original Title: | Mitt liv som hund |
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| Status: | Released (1985-12-12) |
| Awards: | Nominated for 2 Oscars. 15 wins & 5 nominations total |
| BoxOffice: | $8,345,266 |
| Screen: | Reidar Jönsson, Lasse Hallström, Brasse Brännström |
| Productions: | SF Studios, FilmTeknik |
| Production Countries: | Sweden |
| Spoken Languages: | svenska |
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Casts
- 56391: Anton Glanzelius - Ingemar Johansson
- 56392: Tomas von Brömssen - Ingemar's Uncle Gunnar
- 56393: Anki Lidén - Ingemar's Mother
- 231318: Melinda Kinnaman - Saga
- 56394: Kicki Rundgren - Gunnar's Wife Ulla
- 92422: Lennart Hjulström - The Artist
- 74712: Ing-Marie Carlsson - Berit
Crews
- 3862: Björn Isfält - Original Music Composer - Sound
- 23331: Jörgen Persson - Director of Photography - Camera
- 56397: Brasse Brännström - Screenplay - Writing
- 56398: Christer Furubrand - Editor - Editing
- 5306: Lasse Hallström - Director - Directing
- 56395: Reidar Jönsson - Screenplay - Writing
- 31194: Susanne Linnman - Editor - Editing
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Reviews
Filipe Manuel Neto
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**An exceptionally well-made film about an ordinary boy experiencing things common to almost all boys his age.** I don't have much experience with Swedish cinema, but what I saw already showed me that it is quality cinema, so it was with some curiosity that I sat down for another ....
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The film's title translates a Swedish idiom for rotten luck. That tells you everything about how 12-year-old Ingemar processes the world. He doesn't get angry. He doesn't break down. He finds worse situations and measures himself against them. The dog he keeps returning to is Laik ....
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