My Life as a Dog is a 1985 Swedish drama film directed by Lasse Hallström, based on a novel by Reidar Jönsson. It tells the story of Ingemar, a young boy sent to live with relatives. The cast includes Anton Glanzelius, Melinda Kinnaman and Tomas von Brömssen. Troubled 12-year-old Ingemar gets into all sorts of trouble, which drives his mother crazy; Ingemar does not know that his mother is in fact terminally ill. When he and his older brother become too much for her, they are split up and sent to live with relatives. Ingemar ends up with his maternal uncle Gunnar and his... wife Ulla in a small rural town in Småland. Gunnar and Ingemar bond over Povel Ramel's recording of "Far, jag kan inte få upp min kokosnöt". In the town he encounters a variety of characters. Saga , an assertive tomboy his own age, likes him, and shows it by beating him up in a boxing match. Among the more eccentric residents is Fransson , a man who continually fixes the roof of his house, and Mr.
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| Release date: | December 12, 1985 |
| Directed by: | Lasse Hallström, Waldemar Bergendahl |
| Runtime: | 101 Minutes |
| Producer: | Waldemar Bergendahl |
| Screenplay by: | Reidar Jönsson, Lasse Hallström, Brasse Brännström, Per Berglund |
| Adapted from: | My Life as a Dog |
| Genre: | Comedy |