My life as a dog = Mitt liv som hund
(DVD)

Originally released as a motion picture in 1985.

Special features: "Shall we go to my or your place or each go home alone?" (1973), a 52 min. filmy by Lasse Hallström; new video interview with Hallström; reflections on "My life as a dog" by Kurt Vonnegut, and an essay by film critic Michael Atkinson ; original theatrical trailer.

Cinematographer, Jörgen Persson ; editors, Christer Furubrand ... [et al.] ; original music, Björn Isfält ; costume designers, Susanne Falck ... [et al.] ; production designer, Lasse Westfelt.

Anton Glanzelius, Tomas von Brömssen, Anki Liden, Melinda Kinnaman, Kicki Rundgren, Lennart Hjulström, Ing-Marie Carlsson, Leif Ericson.

Ingemar is a working-class 12-year old boy who is sent to live with his uncle after his mother falls ill. There, he takes refuge from his troubles with the help of the town's warmhearted eccentrics. A bittersweet evocation of the struggles and joys of childhood and the pains of coming-of-age.

DVD format, Dolby digital mono, region 1 encoding.

Swedish dialogue, English subtitles.

Golden Globes, USA, 1988: Golden Globe - Best Foreign Language Film (Sweden).