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Children's Island
“Based on the 1976 popular children’s Novel “Children’s Island” by P.C. Jersilds.”
6.3 / 10• 1980• 1h 44m•NR• Swedish
DramaFamilyRomance
Storyline
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.
Cast & Crew
Tomas Fryk
Reine Larsson
Lead
Anita Ekström
Harriet Larsson
Ingvar Hirdwall
Stig Utler
Börje Ahlstedt
Hester
Lars-Erik Berenett
Esbjörn
Sif Ruud
Mrs. Bergman-Ritz
Hjördis Petterson
Olga
Malin Ek
Kristina
What People Are Saying
4.0
“A staggering achievement of craft and ambition. Kay Pollak's vision lands with breathtaking precision.”
3.0
“Every frame feels alive. Children's Island is the rare release that takes its audience seriously.”
