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Feature film — 2000

Once in a Lifetime (2000)

4.51h 48mComedy — 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.

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A high-signal pick with 32 votes.

SVT / Nordisk Film Sweden / Sonet Film / TV 2

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Director: Susanne Bier

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Cast & crew

Helena Bergström as Mona Berglund

Helena Bergström

Mona Berglund

Jonas Karlsson as David Vogel

Jonas Karlsson

David Vogel

Thomas Hanzon as Bosse Berglund

Thomas Hanzon

Bosse Berglund

Björn Kjellman as "Candy Darling", Kenny

Björn Kjellman

"Candy Darling", Kenny

Johan Ulveson as Leif

Johan Ulveson

Leif

Regina Lund as Sabina

Regina Lund

Sabina

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Lisa Olsen

Kikki

J

Jessica Andersson

Carola

A

Amanda Rasmusson

Lena PH

S

Sandra Kassman

Anna Book

Katarina Ewerlöf as Moa Rehnkvist, Studio Hostess

Katarina Ewerlöf

Moa Rehnkvist, Studio Hostess

Sissela Kyle as Employment Agency Worker

Sissela Kyle

Employment Agency Worker

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