puberty,based on novel or book,stockholm, sweden,coming of age,teenage boy,teenage sexuality,kids on their own

Children's Island (1980)

Poster for Children's Island

Based on the 1976 popular children’s Novel “Children’s Island” by P.C. Jersilds.

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

Director
Kay Pollak
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    Reine Larsson Tomas Fryk
  • Profile picture of Anita Ekström
    Harriet Larsson Anita Ekström
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    Stig Utler Ingvar Hirdwall
  • Profile picture of Börje Ahlstedt
    Hester Börje Ahlstedt
  • Profile picture of Lars-Erik Berenett
    Esbjörn Lars-Erik Berenett
  • Profile picture of Sif Ruud
    Mrs. Bergman-Ritz Sif Ruud
  • Profile picture of Hjördis Petterson
    Olga Hjördis Petterson
  • Profile picture of Malin Ek
    Kristina Malin Ek

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Keywords

  • puberty
  • based on novel or book
  • stockholm, sweden
  • coming of age
  • teenage boy
  • teenage sexuality
  • kids on their own