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Children's Island (1980)

Original title: Barnens ö

1980-12-25 · 1h 58m · SV
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Based on the 1976 popular children’s Novel “Children’s Island” by P.C.Jersilds

Reine is supposed to go to a summer camp called Children's Island but decides to remain in Stockholm over the summer while his mother is working at a hospital. She thinks he is at the camp, and he tells her he is. We then follow him around Stockholm that summer and see what he encounters on the path of life.

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Kay PollakDirector, WriterOla OlssonWriterCarl-Johan SethWriter
Box office
$2.1M

Top billed cast

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Tomas FrykTomas FrykReine LarssonAnita EkströmAnita EkströmHarriet LarssonIngvar HirdwallIngvar HirdwallStig UtlerBörje AhlstedtBörje AhlstedtHesterLars-Erik BerenettLars-Erik BerenettEsbjörnSif RuudSif RuudMrs. Bergman-RitzHjördis PettersonHjördis PettersonOlgaHjördis PettersonHjördis PettersonOlgaMalin EkMalin EkKristinaLena GranhagenLena GranhagenHelenLena GranhagenLena GranhagenHelenMalin EkMalin EkKristina

Keywords

Based on novel or bookComing of ageTeenage boyTeenage sexualityPubertyStockholm, swedenKids on their own

Movie DNA

Genre affinityDrama · Family · RomanceTheme affinityBased On Novel Or Book · Coming Of Age · Teenage BoyMood preferenceRomanceDialogue densityDramaEmotional intensityFamily · RomanceDirector preference674108

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Frequently asked questions about Children's Island

What is Children's Island about?

Reine is supposed to go to a summer camp called Children's Island but decides to remain in Stockholm over the summer while his mother is working at a hospital. She thinks he is at the camp, and he tells her he is. We then follow him around Stockholm that summer and see what he encounters on the path of life.

How long is Children's Island?

Children's Island has a runtime of 118 minutes.