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My Life as a Dog

1985·102 min

My Life as a Dog

Directed by Lasse Hallström

DramaComedy

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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Anton Glanzelius

Ingemar Johansson

Tomas von Brömssen

Ingemar's Uncle Gunnar

Ingemar's Mother

Melinda Kinnaman

Saga

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Jörgen Persson

Director of Photography

Brasse Brännström

Screenplay

Reidar Jönsson

Screenplay

Lasse Hallström

Screenplay

Waldemar Bergendahl

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Screenplay

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My Life as a Dog (1985) is about 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.

Who directed My Life as a Dog?

Lasse Hallström directed My Life as a Dog (1985).

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