My Life as a Dog

Dec 12, 1985

1h 42m

★ 7.2

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

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.

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Production Companies

SF Studios

FilmTeknik

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Cast

Ingemar Johansson

Anton Glanzelius

Ingemar's Uncle Gunnar

Tomas von Brömssen

Ingemar's Mother

Anki Lidén

Saga

Melinda Kinnaman

Gunnar's Wife Ulla

Kicki Rundgren

The Artist

Lennart Hjulström

Berit

Ing-Marie Carlsson

Uncle Sandberg

Leif Ericson

Mrs. Sandberg

Christina Carlwind

Harry

Ralph Carlsson

Tvättande Kvinna

Viveca Dahlén

Boy in Town

Johan Widerberg

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