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Director Lasse Hallström
Starring Anton Glanzelius, Tomas Von Brömssen, Anki Lidén, Melinda Kinnaman
Cert PG
Film ***
The film that put Miramax schmaltz merchant Lasse Hallström (Chocolat)
on the map, this coming-of-age tale shows all the Swedish director's
trademarks: peculiar protagonist, small-town life and thorny themes
made digestible. Impish 12-year-old Ingemar (Anton Glanzelius) is
farmed out to relatives by his depressed mother. Cue jolly japes with
his uncle and sparring sessions with the local tomboy. Hallström is a
sensitive purveyor of pre-teen angst, but you'll need a sweet tooth to
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