My Life as a Dog (1985)

Name: Mitt liv som hund
Released: 1985
Duration: 101 min
Rating: 7.6

"Det kunde ha varit värre. Jag har faktiskt haft tur. Om man jämför..."

1 h 41 min1985

Hinn ungi Ingemar lærir margt um lífið og sjálfan sig þegar hann er sendur á sjötta áratug tuttugustu aldarinnar frá veikri móður sinni til að...

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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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Filipe Manuel Neto ★ 7.0/10

**An exceptionally well-made film about an ordinary boy experiencing things common to almost all boys his age.** I don't have much experience with Swedish cinema, but what I saw already showed me t…10. Jul 2023

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Harry_Gill

The film's title translates a Swedish idiom for rotten luck. That tells you everything about how 12-year-old Ingemar processes the world. He doesn't get angry. He doesn't break down. He finds worse si…20. Jun 2026

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Lasse Hallström hlaut Óskarstilnefningu fyrir bestu leikstjórn og myndin var einnig tilnefnd fyrir besta handritið.

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