My Life As A Dog (1985) (Swedish)

My Life as a Dog (Swedish: Mitt liv som hund) is a 1985 Swedish drama film by Lasse Hallström, based on a novel by Reidar Jönsson. It tells the story of Ingemar, a young boy sent to live with relatives. The cast includes Anton Glanzelius, Melinda Kinnaman and Tomas von Brömssen. (It is seldom noted in references to the movie and book that Jönsson's novel is not simply "a novel", it is in fact autobiographical.

Genre: Drama | Comedy
Tagline: Det kunde ha varit värre. Jag har faktiskt haft tur. Om man jämför...
Country: Sweden
Language: Swedish

Plot: A boy and his brother don't get along well. In order to let her ill mother rest, they're separated and sent each one with their relatives.

http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0089606/
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/My_Life_as_a_Dog