My Life as a Dog

My Life as a Dog

It could have been worse. I've actually been lucky. If you compare...

1985102 min7.2 / 10

A tender, wistful coming-of-age story about a lonely boy finding solace and belonging in a rural Swedish community, told with gentle humor and deep affection for its characters.

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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