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Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime (2000)

Directed by Susanne Bier
1h 48minruntime
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5.0/10

Plot

Mona Bergström is a sweet eurovision-obsessed woman in her 30s. She is married to a lazy husband and has four children, all named after her favorite Swedish Eurovision popstars. Her brother is a crossdressing guy self-titled "Candy Darling". Mona works in a retirement home for disabled people, where she is responsible for taking care of a young man named David who suffers a movement-restricting disease forcing him into a wheelchair. David's parents have abandoned him, as they wanted a normal child. Mona holds a big place in David's heart, and vica versa. David's goal is to get his parents to come and visit him, and he wants to show them that he is a great person, despite his handicap. Therefore he works with music on his computer, and his goal is to create a song, send it to "The Cardigans", a famous Swedish band and have them play the song and credit him, hoping his parents would spot it and want to visit him.

Full cast

ActorRole
Jessica AnderssonCarola
Amanda RasmussonLena PH
Sandra KassmanAnna Book
Katarina EwerlöfMoa Rehnkvist, Studio Hostess
Sissela KyleEmployment Agency Worker
Leif AndréeMan in the Subway Speaking with Mona
Ia LanghammerWaitress
Jessica ZandénMother at Cafeteria
Pia JohanssonPirjo
Göran ForsmarkJournalist
Lasse KronérSong Contest Host, Lasse Kronér
Ulf LarssonTelevision Host
Ing-Marie CarlssonJournalist
Rolf SkoglundDoctor
Frida HallgrenTV Control Room Assistant
Carola HäggkvistSelf
Lena PhilipssonSelf
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Jean-Pierre BardaSelf
Lars-Åke WilhelmssonSelf
Linnéa Roxeheimtonåring
Christer BjörkmanSelf
Micael BindefeldSelf
Rickard SjöbergTV-Journalist
Sanna BrådingSelf
Malin CederbladMona, stylist
Casper JanebrinkGuest on TV-show
Anders BerglundSchlager expert on TV
Lasse HolmSchlager expert on TV
Ebba Hultkvist StragneSelf
Christer Fantfriendly man on the subway
Per SandbergGuard at the final
Daniel NyhlénSelf, journalist
Casper JarnebrinkSelf
Nanne GrönvallGuest at Celebrity Party (uncredited)
Camilla HenemarkLa Camilla (uncredited)
Maria RådstenGuest at Celebrity Party (uncredited)

Genres

ComedyDrama

Technical details

DetailValue
Original titleLivet är en schlager
Original languagesvenska (SV)
Spoken languagessvenska
Production countriesSweden, Denmark
StatusReleased
Production companiesSVT, Nordisk Film Sweden, Sonet Film, TV 2
Release date10 novembre 2000
ProductionThomas Heinesen, Christel C.D. Karlsen
WriterJonas Gardell
EditingMogens Hagedorn, Pernille Bech Christensen
CinematographyMorten Søborg
Assistant directorsSusanne Bier
Camera operatorsMorten Søborg
Additional photographyMorten Søborg
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Release dates

Theatrical release

Norway / Nov 10, 2000

Sweden / Nov 10, 2000 / 7

Digital

Czechia / Jan 25, 2003 / 18+

Physical media

Sweden / Jul 18, 2001 / 7 / VHS & DVD release

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