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DRAMA . 1980 . 1h 44m . Swedish . 6.2/10

Children's Island_

"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.

Director Kay Pollak

Starring Tomas Fryk, Anita Ekström, Ingvar Hirdwall

Box Office $2.1M

6.2/10

Rating

$2.1M

Box Office

1h 44m

Runtime

1980

Year

Updated Feb 16, 2026

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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.

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Director

Children's Island was directed by Kay Pollak.

Cast

Tomas Fryk stars as Reine Larsson in Children's Island.

Year context

Children's Island was released 46 years ago in 1980.

Children's Island is a Drama, Family, Romance film with a runtime of 1h 44m.

CAST (20)

Tomas Fryk

Anita Ekström

Harriet Larsson

Ingvar Hirdwall

Ingvar Hirdwall

Börje Ahlstedt

Börje Ahlstedt

Lars-Erik Berenett

Lars-Erik Berenett

Sif Ruud

Mrs. Bergman-Ritz

Hjördis Petterson

Hjördis Petterson

Malin Ek

Lena Granhagen

Majlis Granlund

HS

Hélène Svedberg

Nora

Anneli Tulldahl

PC

Per Carleson

Member of theatre group

FV

Franciska von Koch

Member of theatre group

Barbro 'Babben' Larsson

Barbro 'Babben' Larsson

Member of theatre group

Kari Sylwan

KT

Karin Thulin

Dancer on TV

CREW

Director

Kay Pollak

Writer

Kay Pollak

Writer

Carl-Johan Seth

Writer

Ola Olsson

BOX OFFICE

$2.1M

Revenue

STUDIOS (2)

Treklövern Swedish Film Institute

AWARDS (1)

B

Greta

WON

DETAILS

Release

December 25, 1980

Status

Released

Runtime

104 min (1h 44m)

Language

Swedish

Country

Sweden

Rating

6.2/10 (23 votes)

Popularity

6

Box Office

$2,110,516

IMDB

tt0080419

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

What is Children's Island about?

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.

How long is Children's Island?

Children's Island has a runtime of 104 minutes (1h 44m).

Who directed Children's Island?

Children's Island was directed by Kay Pollak.

Who stars in Children's Island?

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

How much did Children's Island make at the box office?

Children's Island earned $2,110,516 worldwide at the box office.

What is the rating of Children's Island?

Children's Island has a rating of 6.2 out of 10 based on 23 votes on TMDB.

GENRES (3)

Drama Family Romance

KEYWORDS (7)

puberty based on novel or book stockholm, sweden coming of age teenage boy teenage sexuality kids on their own