underdog,based on novel or book,sweden,uncle,loneliness,rural area,dog,transsexual,tomboy,1950s,boxing

My Life as a Dog (1985)

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

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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Cast & Crew

Director
Lasse Hallström
  • Profile picture of Anton Glanzelius
    Ingemar Johansson Anton Glanzelius
  • Profile picture of Tomas von Brömssen
    Ingemar's Uncle Gunnar Tomas von Brömssen
  • Profile picture of Anki Lidén
    Ingemar's Mother Anki Lidén
  • Profile picture of Melinda Kinnaman
    Saga Melinda Kinnaman
  • Profile picture of Lennart Hjulström
    The Artist Lennart Hjulström
  • Profile picture of Ing-Marie Carlsson
    Berit Ing-Marie Carlsson
  • Profile picture of Christina Carlwind
    Mrs. Sandberg Christina Carlwind
  • Profile picture of Ralph Carlsson
    Harry Ralph Carlsson

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Keywords

  • underdog
  • based on novel or book
  • sweden
  • uncle
  • loneliness
  • rural area
  • dog
  • transsexual
  • tomboy
  • 1950s
  • boxing