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Once in a Lifetime

Once in a Lifetime

Nov 10, 2000 1h 48m
4.423
26 votes

Synopsis

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.

Title Once in a Lifetime
Companies SVT, Nordisk Film Sweden, Sonet Film, TV 2
Countries Sweden, Denmark
Keywords mentally disabled, sibling relationship, transvestism, aids, aspiring singer, personal assistant, cerebral palsy, woman director
Thomas Hanzon

Thomas Hanzon

Bosse Berglund
Björn Kjellman

Björn Kjellman

"Candy Darling", Kenny
Katarina Ewerlöf

Katarina Ewerlöf

Moa Rehnkvist, Studio Hostess
Sissela Kyle

Sissela Kyle

Employment Agency Worker
Leif Andrée

Leif Andrée

Man in the Subway Speaking with Mona
Jessica Zandén

Jessica Zandén

Mother at Cafeteria
Lasse Kronér

Lasse Kronér

Song Contest Host, Lasse Kronér
Ulf Larsson

Ulf Larsson

Television Host
Frida Hallgren

Frida Hallgren

TV Control Room Assistant
Rickard Sjöberg

Rickard Sjöberg

TV-Journalist
Malin Cederblad

Malin Cederblad

Mona, stylist
Casper Janebrink

Casper Janebrink

Guest on TV-show
Anders Berglund

Anders Berglund

Schlager expert on TV
Lasse Holm

Lasse Holm

Schlager expert on TV
Christer Fant

Christer Fant

friendly man on the subway
Per Sandberg

Per Sandberg

Guard at the final
Daniel Nyhlén

Daniel Nyhlén

Self, journalist
Nanne Grönvall

Nanne Grönvall

Guest at Celebrity Party (uncredited)
Camilla Henemark

Camilla Henemark

La Camilla (uncredited)
Maria Rådsten

Maria Rådsten

Guest at Celebrity Party (uncredited)