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Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime

DramaComedy
2000, Movie, 1h 48min
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.
Country: Sweden,Denmark
Director:
Susanne Bier
Cast:
Jonas Karlsson,
Leif Andrée,
Björn Kjellman,
Johan Ulveson
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Cast & Crew

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Susanne Bier
Director
Jonas Karlsson
As David Vogel
Leif Andrée
As Man in the Subway Speaking with Mona
Björn Kjellman
As "Candy Darling", Kenny
Johan Ulveson
As Leif
Helena Bergström
As Mona Berglund
Göran Forsmark
As Journalist
Ia Langhammer
As Waitress

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Mona Bergström dreams of fame and fortune through her love for Eurovision. A money-making opportunity arises when she secretly submits David's song for the competition, but her growing success puts her loyalty to the truth to the test. With the spotlight on her, Mona must choose between the glory she's always wanted and the rightful credit David deserves. Will her desire for stardom outweigh her integrity, or will she find a way to have it all?

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You can stream Once in a Lifetime on: Netflix

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