Children's Island (1980)
1h 44m
Running Time
December 25, 1980Release Date
Plot.
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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Details.
Release DateDecember 25, 1980
Original NameBarnens ö
StatusReleased
Running Time1h 44m
Box Office$2,110,516
Filming LocationsStockholm · Sollentuna · Filmhuset · Tensta, Sweden
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Wiki.
Children's Island (Swedish: Barnens ö) is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 1980, 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. The film became controversial in Australia, being banned in 2014, over thirty years after its original release.