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| Directed by | Kay Pollak |
| Produced by | Bengt Forslund |
| Written by | Screenplay: Kay Pollak Novel: P. C. Jersild |
| Starring | Thomas Fryk Ingvar Hirdwall |
| Music by | Jean-Michel Jarre |
| Cinematography | Roland Sterner |
| Editing by | Thomas Holéwa |
| Release date(s) | 25 December 1980 |
| Running time | 109 minutes |
| Country | Sweden |
| Language | Swedish |
Children's Island (Swedish: Barnens ö) is a 1980 Swedish drama film 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.
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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 a traditional Swedish summer camp (common at the time of the setting and managed by the cities for children in need of visiting the countryside. The title of the film is the name of the most well-known such camp). His mother then vacations on her own, but in fact Reine never goes to the camp, instead exploring the summer city of Stockholm on his own, meeting many strange adults.
It was Kay Pollak's first commercial success and won the Guldbagge Awards for Best Film, Best Direction and Best Actor (Hirdwall). In 1981, it was entered into the 31st Berlin International Film Festival.[1]
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