Children's Island
1980, Swedish. Directed by Kay Pollak.
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.
- Runtime
- 1h 44m
- Post-credits
- None listed
- Language
- Swedish
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- Released
- 25 December 1980
- Original title
- Barnens ö
- Country
- Sweden
- Written by
- Carl-Johan Seth, Ola Olsson, Kay Pollak
- Box office
- $2.1M
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What Children's Island is based on
Children's Island is based on Children's island, a 1976 novel by P. C. Jersild, published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.
Novel · 1976
Children's island
By P. C. Jersild
Published by Albert Bonniers Förlag
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Children's Island runs 104 minutes (1h 44m).
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Children's Island isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 25 December 1980. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like Children's Island?
If you liked Children's Island, try Departure, Tuck Everlasting, An Autumn Romance.
Who directed Children's Island?
Children's Island (1980) was directed by Kay Pollak and stars Tomas Fryk, Anita Ekström, Ingvar Hirdwall.
What is Children's Island based on?
Children's Island is based on Children's island, a 1976 novel by P. C. Jersild, published by Albert Bonniers Förlag.