| My Life as a Dog | |
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| Directed by | Lasse Hallström |
| Screenplay by | Lasse Hallström Reidar Jönsson Brasse Brännström Per Berglund |
| Based on | Mitt liv som hund by Reidar Jönsson |
| Produced by | Waldemar Bergendahl |
| Starring | |
| Cinematography | Jörgen Persson |
| Edited by | Christer Furubrand Susanne Linnman |
| Music by | Björn Isfält |
| Distributed by | AB Svensk Filmindustri |
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Running time | 101 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
| Box office | $8.3 million (North America)[1] |
My Life as a Dog (Swedish: Mitt liv som hund) is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 12 December 1985,[2] directed by Lasse Hallström. It is based on the second novel of a semi-autobiographical[3] trilogy by Reidar Jönsson. It tells the coming-of-age story of Ingemar, a young boy sent to live with relatives. The cast includes Anton Glanzelius, Melinda Kinnaman, and Tomas von Brömssen.
In 1987, the film was released in the United States where it became a surprise hit. The film was nominated for two Academy Awards that year in the categories of Best Director and Best Adapted Screenplay, and won the Golden Globe Award for Best Foreign Language Film.
- ^ "My Life as a Dog (1987)". Box Office Mojo. Internet Movie Database. Retrieved 11 December 2010.
- ^ "Mitt liv som hund". Swedish Film Database (in Swedish). 12 December 1985. Retrieved 24 September 2016.
- ^ Epstein, Robert (23 January 1992). "Reidar Jonsson: His Life as a Writer". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on 16 June 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2021.