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Children's Island
Children's Island

Children's Island

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

Genres

DramaFamilyRomance

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$2110516

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6/10

Release Date

25 December 1980

Country

Sweden

Cast

Tomas Fryk

Tomas Fryk

Reine Larsson

Anita Ekström

Anita Ekström

Harriet Larsson

Ingvar Hirdwall

Ingvar Hirdwall

Stig Utler

Börje Ahlstedt

Börje Ahlstedt

Hester

Lars-Erik Berenett

Lars-Erik Berenett

Esbjörn

Sif Ruud

Sif Ruud

Mrs. Bergman-Ritz

Hjördis Petterson

Hjördis Petterson

Olga

Malin Ek

Malin Ek

Kristina

Lena Granhagen

Lena Granhagen

Helen

Majlis Granlund

Majlis Granlund

Lotten

Maria Dehnisch

Maria Dehnisch

Birgitta

Maud Sjöqvist

Maud Sjöqvist

Maria

Hélène Svedberg

Hélène Svedberg

Nora

Anneli Tulldahl

Anneli Tulldahl

Lisa

Christer Banck

Christer Banck

Janne

Per Carleson

Per Carleson

Member of theatre group

Franciska von Koch

Franciska von Koch

Member of theatre group

Babben Larsson

Babben Larsson

Member of theatre group

Kari Sylwan

Kari Sylwan

Dancer on TV

Karin Thulin

Karin Thulin

Dancer on TV

Björn Borg

Björn Borg

Self

Tom Okker

Tom Okker

Self

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