Anton Glanzelius, Tomas Von Bromssen, Anki Lidén

Ingemar lives with his brother and his terminally ill mother. He may have a rough time, but not as bad as Laika - the russian dog sent into space... He gets sent away to stay with relations for the su...( read more  read more... )mmer. While there, he meets various strange characters, giving him experiences that will affect him for the rest of his life.

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PG-13, 1 hr. 41 min.

Directed by: Lasse Hallström

Release Date: December 12, 1985

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DVD Release Date: February 23, 1999

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  • September 30, 2009
    A very touching story of a confused young boy growing up in the 50's. It certainly lived up to the hype, I was convinced I wouldn't like it due to not being much of a Lasse Hallstrom fan. Shame his recent films aren't this good!
  • June 21, 2009
    Touching, moving, simple, tiny and cute. The movie works from start to finish and never gets dull, boring or slow. Anton Glanzelius' uncanny charm is just icing on the cake. It avoids the melodramatic path towards tears and, instead, Hallstrom develops beautiful characters we can...( read more) all relate to, specially the lead role, which is a reflection of every "trouble" child out there. Deeper than it seems.

    A pure classic!
  • June 14, 2009
    A well-done enjoyable film about a boy who goes to live with his aunt and uncle during his mother's ultimately terminal illness. Doesn't sound enjoyable and indeed has some down moments. But there are an equal if not more moments of sweetness and laughs. Note in particular the bo...( read more)y, Ingemar's, internal conversations about people less fortunate than himself, and especially his uncle's hilarious description of how sausage is made (Hint: It involves a moose, a badger and a two-man tent). Moving coming of age story appropriate for the whole family.
  • December 6, 2008
    Another Precious Ingmar movie --
  • March 1, 2008
    This film is a miracle of humanity.
  • August 17, 2009
    If you haven't seen a Swedish film, this is the film to see. It is the best ever made.
    I remember when my friend told me that we were going to watch it, I was so disappointed, didn't want to see it.
    After 10 minutes I was ROTFLMAO :-) it was so good .
  • July 29, 2009
    I wasnt overly impressed by this film. The children did a great job, and were so adorable. The story was....alright. There was too much repitition of things for me, and I really didnt like the ending. It didnt really sum much up for me, although thinking back...im not sure there ...( read more)was that much to sum up. So not bad but not really good in my book either. average.
  • June 13, 2009
    realy great movie, for young and old.
  • May 7, 2009
    one of the worst films I've seen in years!!
  • May 1, 2009
    want to see this because it won best foreign-language film with the NYFC and at the golden globes, and it was nominated for best foreign film by NBR

Critic Reviews


October 16, 2003
Marcy Dermansky, About.com

Hallström acknowledges that the film is his best work, the one he compares all his other films to. full review

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