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My Life So Far (1999)

My Life So Far poster
Directed by
Hugh Hudson
Genre
drama film, biographical film, coming-of-age film
Country
United Kingdom, United States
Runtime
1h 38m
Rated
PG-13
Rating
5.5 of 10 from 36 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A ten-year-old Scottish boy named Fraser Pettigrew lives with his family in a rural estate in 1927. The film follows his adventures and observations as he navigates the quirky, sometimes eccentric, adults around him.

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What happens

My Life So Far is a 1999 film about a year in the life of ten-year-old Scottish boy Fraser Pettigrew. It was directed by Hugh Hudson, with screenplay by Simon Donald. The film is set in 1927 and is based on Son of Adam, the memoirs of Denis Forman, a British television executive. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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