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Runaway Island (1982)

Runaway Island poster
Directed by
Igor Auzins
Country
Australia
Elsewhere
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How it feels

In the 1830s, wealthy children team up with poor kids to form a gang. They get into trouble and adventure together on an island.

lightheartedadventurousplayfulnostalgicmildly tensewarmhopeful

What happens

Runaway Island is a 1982 Australian television film directed by Igor Auzins and starring Miles Buchanan, Simone Buchanan, Hugh Keays-Byrne, Kate Fitzpatrick, and Ron Haddrick. Set in the 1830s, it is about some wealthy children who form a gang with poor kids. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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