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Once in a Lifetime

45% | Nov 10, 2000 | Comedy, Drama

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.

Featured Crew

Susanne Bier
Director
Jonas Gardell
Screenplay

Cast

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Helena Bergström
Mona Berglund
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Jonas Karlsson
David Vogel
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Thomas Hanzon
Bosse Berglund
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Björn Kjellman
"Candy Darling", Kenny

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