Children's Island

Children's Island (1980)

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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.

Date of release
1980-12-25
TMDB
6.3 / 10 (25)
Runtime
1h 44m
Genres
Drama, Family, Romance
Director
Kay Pollak

Casting

Interesting facts

  • Based on: Children's island
  • Filmed in: Filmhuset, Tensta, Sollentuna, Stockholm, and Ålandsfärjan
  • Awards: 1 · Nominations: 1. Including: Greta

Children's Island is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 1980, co-written and directed by Kay Pollak, starring Thomas Fryk and Ingvar Hirdwall. It is based on the novel of the same name by P. C. Jersild. Filming took place between July and October 1979. It won Sweden's most prestigious film prize, the Guldbagge, when it was released in 1980 and was Sweden's official selection for the 54th Academy Awards.

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