Children's Island (1980)

Name: Children's Island
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Released: 1980-12-25
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Tomas Fryk, Anita Ekström, Ingvar Hirdwall, Börje Ahlstedt, Lars-Erik Berenett

Children's Island (1980), directed by Kay Pollak, starring Tomas Fryk and Anita Ekström.

12/25/1980 BR Drama, Family and Romance 1h 44m

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

Synopsis

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.

Roland SternerCinematography
Kay PollakDirector, Writer
Thomas HoléwaEditing
Bengt ForslundProducer

About the film

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.

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Plot

The story is set in Stockholm where 11-year-old Reine is on the verge of puberty and afraid of sexual maturity. He lives in a suburb with his single mother who sends him to one of the traditional Swedish summer camps which were common at the time of the setting and were managed by the cities for children in need of visiting the countryside. The title of the film refers to an island that is home to many such camps. His mother then vacations on her own, but in fact Reine never goes to the camp. Instead he spends the summer exploring the city of Stockholm on his own, where he meets several strange adults.

Cast

Tomas Fryk as Reine Larsson

Ingvar Hirdwall as Stig Utler

Anita Ekström as Harriet Larsson

Börje Ahlstedt as Hester

Lars-Erik Berenett as Esbjörn

Hjördis Petterson as Olga

Sif Ruud as Mrs. Bergman-Ritz

Lena Granhagen as Helen

Majlis Granlund as Lotten

Malin Ek as Kristina

Maud Sjökvist as Maria

Hélène Svedberg as Nora

Reception

Awards

The movie was Kay Pollak's first commercial success, and won the awards for Best Film, Best Director and Best Actor (Hirdwall) at the 17th Guldbagge Awards. In 1981 it was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival. The film was also selected as the Swedish entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 54th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.

Controversy

The film became controversial in Australia, being banned in 2014, over thirty years after its original release. Possession of this film in Western Australia and parts of the Northern Territory, would constitute a criminal offence.

References

External links

Children's Island at IMDb

Children's Island at the Swedish Film Institute Database

Text from Children's Island (film) on Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Children's_Island_(film)

Trivia

It grossed US$ 2.1 million worldwide.
It premiered on December 25, 1980, a Thursday.
It runs 1h44 — a typical feature length.
Its original title is "Barnens ö".
It won 1 award(s) and received 1 nomination(s) on record at Wikidata — Greta among them.
This film's quiz has 12 questions — enough to play more than once without repeats.

Production

StudiosSvenska Filminstitutet, Treklövern, Award Films International
CountriesSweden
LanguagesSwedish
Box officeUS$ 2,110,516
StatusReleased

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Awards

Greta

Nominations

International Submission to the Academy Awards 1982

Based on

Children's island

Filming locations

Tensta
Filmhuset
Sollentuna
Ålandsfärjan
Stockholm

Set in

Stockholm

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Crew

Roland Sterner Cinematography
Kay Pollak Director
Thomas Holéwa Editing
Bengt Forslund Producer
Ingemar Ejve Producer
Jean-Michel Jarre Original music
Per Carleson Original music
Thomas Macklin Original music
Carl-Johan Seth Writer
Kay Pollak Writer
Ola Olsson Writer

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What is Children's Island about?

Children's Island: 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.

Who directed Children's Island?

Children's Island was directed by Kay Pollak in 1980.

Who stars in Children's Island?

The cast of Children's Island includes Tomas Fryk, Anita Ekström, Ingvar Hirdwall, Börje Ahlstedt and Lars-Erik Berenett.

How long is Children's Island?

Children's Island runs for 104 minutes, or 1h44.

What is Children's Island based on?

Children's Island is based on Children's island.

What awards did Children's Island win?

Children's Island has 1 recorded awards, among them Greta.