Children's Island (1980)
- Original title
- Barnens ö
- Directed by
- Kay Pollak
- Genre
- drama film, coming-of-age film
- Country
- Sweden
- Runtime
- 1h 48m
- Rating
- 6.3 of 10 from 24 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A boy spends a summer at a camp for children who cannot go home for the holidays. He navigates friendships and his own secrets while the adults around him handle their own struggles.
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What happens
Children's Island (Swedish: Barnens ö) 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. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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