Children's Island
Based on the 1976 popular children’s Novel “Children’s Island” by P.C. Jersilds.
1980 · 1h 44m · Not Rated
Drama, Family, Romance
Directed by
Kay Pollak
Overview
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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