My Life as a Dog

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

Anton Glanzelius

as Ingemar Johansson

Tomas von Brömssen

as Ingemar's Uncle Gunnar

Anki Lidén

as Ingemar's Mother

Melinda Kinnaman

as Saga

Kicki Rundgren

as Gunnar's Wife Ulla

Lennart Hjulström

as The Artist

Ing-Marie Carlsson

as Berit

Leif Ericson

as Uncle Sandberg

Christina Carlwind

as Mrs. Sandberg

Ralph Carlsson

as Harry

Reviews

Filipe Manuel Neto

**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 that it is quality cinema, so it was with some curiosity that I sat down for another film. It centers...

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