My Life as a Dog
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My Life as a Dog

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

7.2 / 10 1985 1h 42mNR Swedish
DramaComedy

Storyline

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.

Cast & Crew

Anton Glanzelius

Anton Glanzelius

Ingemar Johansson

Lead
Tomas von Brömssen

Tomas von Brömssen

Ingemar's Uncle Gunnar

Anki Lidén

Anki Lidén

Ingemar's Mother

Melinda Kinnaman

Melinda Kinnaman

Saga

KR

Kicki Rundgren

Gunnar's Wife Ulla

Lennart Hjulström

Lennart Hjulström

The Artist

Ing-Marie Carlsson

Ing-Marie Carlsson

Berit

LE

Leif Ericson

Uncle Sandberg

What People Are Saying

4.0
A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Lasse Hallström's vision lands with breathtaking precision.
Manohla Dargis, The New York Times
4.0
Every frame feels alive. My Life as a Dog is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.
Anthony Lane, The New Yorker