Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime

108 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 10, 2000

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.

Once in a Lifetime

108 mins | Drama, Comedy | Nov. 10, 2000

Once in a Lifetime
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.
IMDb rating 5.3
Producers Nordisk Film, TV 2, Sonet Film, SVT
Original title Livet är en schlager
Directors Susanne Bier
Writers Jonas Gardell

Cast

Helena Bergström

as Mona Berglund

Jonas Karlsson

as David Vogel

Thomas Hanzon

as Bosse Berglund

Björn Kjellman

as "Candy Darling", Kenny

Johan Ulvesson

as Leif

Regina Lund

as Sabina

Lisa Olsen

as Kikki

Jessica Andersson

as Carola

Amanda Rasmusson

as Lena PH

Sandra Kassman

as Anna Book

Katarina Ewerlöf

as Studio Hostess

Sissela Kyle

as Employment Agency Worker

Leif Andrée

as Man in the Subway Speaking with Mona

Ia Langhammer

as Waitress

Jessica Zandén

as Mother at Cafeteria

Pia Johansson

as Pirjo

Göran Forsmark

as Journalist

Lasse Kronér

as Song Contest Host, Lasse Kronér

Ulf Larsson

as Television Host

Ing-Marie Carlsson

as Journalist

Rolf Skoglund

as Doctor

Frida Hallgren

as TV Control Room Assistant

Carola Häggkvist

as Herself

Lena Philipsson

as Herself

Jean-Pierre Barda

as Himself

Linnéa Roxeheim

as tonåring