My Life as a Dog (1985)

Original title

Mitt liv som hund

Directed by

Lasse Hallström

Genre

comedy drama, children's film

Country

Sweden

Runtime

1h 41m

Rated

12

Rating

7.2 of 10 from 294 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A young boy named Ingemar is sent away to live with relatives after his mother falls ill. He copes with his worries by imagining himself as a dog, which he thinks has an easier life.

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What happens

My Life as a Dog (Swedish: Mitt liv som hund) 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. Released in Sweden on 12 December 1985, the film was released in 1987 in the United States, where it became a surprise hit. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards that year in the categories of Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

Trailer

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