Sweden / Dec 25, 1980
Based on the 1976 popular children’s Novel “Children’s Island” by P.C. Jersilds.
1h 44min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
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.
Main cast
Full cast
| Actor | Role |
|---|---|
| Malin Ek | Kristina |
| Lena Granhagen | Helen |
| Majlis Granlund | Lotten |
| Maria Dehnisch | Birgitta |
| Maud Sjöqvist | Maria |
| Hélène Svedberg | Nora |
| Anneli Tulldahl | Lisa |
| Christer Banck | Janne |
| Per Carleson | Member of theatre group |
| Franciska von Koch | Member of theatre group |
| Barbro 'Babben' Larsson | Member of theatre group |
| Kari Sylwan | Dancer on TV |
| Karin Thulin | Dancer on TV |
| Björn Borg | Self |
| Tom Okker | Self |
Genres
DramaFamilyRomance
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Barnens ö |
| Original language | svenska (SV) |
| Spoken languages | svenska |
| Production countries | Sweden |
| Status | Released |
| Production companies | Svenska Filminstitutet, Treklövern, Award Films International |
| Release date | 25 dicembre 1980 |
| Production | Ingemar Ejve, Bengt Forslund |
| Writer | Carl-Johan Seth, Kay Pollak, Ola Olsson, P.C. Jersild |
| Editing | Thomas Holéwa |
| Cinematography | Roland Sterner |
| Assistant directors | Kay Pollak |
| Camera operators | Roland Sterner |
| Additional photography | Roland Sterner |
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| Production design | Anna Asp |
| Art direction | Anna Asp |
| Set decoration | Anna Asp |
| Music | Per Carleson, Jean-Michel Jarre, Thomas Macklin, Christer Furubrand, Thomas Holéwa, René Zuber |
| Sound | Christer Furubrand, Thomas Holéwa, René Zuber, Per Carleson, Jean-Michel Jarre, Thomas Macklin |
| Costume design | Görel Engstrand, Brigitte Reiss-Andersen, Kerstin Elg |
| Makeup | Kerstin Elg, Görel Engstrand, Brigitte Reiss-Andersen |
| Hairstyling | Kerstin Elg, Görel Engstrand, Brigitte Reiss-Andersen |
| Revenue | 2.110.516 € |
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