Once in a Lifetime (2000)
November 10, 2000
Comedy, Drama
1h 48m
Mona Bergström is a sweet eurovision-obsessed woman in her 30s. She is married to a lazy husband and has four children, all named after her favorite Swedish Eurovision popstars. Her brother is a crossdressing guy self-titled "Candy Darling". Mona works in a retirement home for disabled people, where she is responsible for taking care of a young man named David who suffers a movement-restricting disease forcing him into a wheelchair. David's parents have abandoned him, as they wanted a normal child. Mona holds a big place in David's heart, and vica versa. David's goal is to get his parents to come and visit him, and he wants to show them that he is a great person, despite his handicap. Therefore he works with music on his computer, and his goal is to create a song, send it to "The Cardigans", a famous Swedish band and have them play the song and credit him, hoping his parents would spot it and want to visit him.
Cast & Crew
- Director
- Susanne Bier
- Mona Berglund Helena Bergström
- David Vogel Jonas Karlsson
- Bosse Berglund Thomas Hanzon
- "Candy Darling", Kenny Björn Kjellman
- Leif Johan Ulveson
- Sabina Regina Lund
- Moa Rehnkvist, Studio Hostess Katarina Ewerlöf
- Employment Agency Worker Sissela Kyle
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Keywords
- mentally disabled
- sibling relationship
- transvestism
- aids
- aspiring singer
- personal assistant
- cerebral palsy
- woman director