Children's Island
Also known as Barnens ö, The children's island
1980 film directed by Kay Pollak
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6.3Reine 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.
Released: 1980-12-25104 minDir: Kay PollakDrama, Family, RomanceBox office: $2.1M
Cast
- Tomas Fryk as Reine Larsson
- Anita Ekström as Harriet Larsson
- Ingvar Hirdwall as Stig Utler
- Börje Ahlstedt as Hester
- Lars-Erik Berenett as Esbjörn
- Sif Ruud as Mrs. Bergman-Ritz
Themes
- puberty
- based on novel or book
- stockholm, sweden
- coming of age
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1980 drama films1980 films1980s coming-of-age drama films1980s Swedish-language films1980 Swedish filmsBest Film Guldbagge Award winnersFilms about juvenile sexualityFilms about pubertyFilms directed by Kay PollakFilms set in StockholmFilms whose director won the Best Director Guldbagge AwardObscenity controversies in film