Is Children's Island violent?

Barely. Less violent than 76% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Children's Island easy watching?

Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Children's Island sad?

Somewhat. More sad than 61% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Is Children's Island scary?

Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of well-known films. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Does Children's Island end with hope?

About average. Almost exactly mid-range for a well-known film. This describes how the film comes across as a whole, measured against other well-known films; it is not a content list.

Children's Island

Name: Children's Island
Genre: Drama, Family, Romance
Released: 1980
Duration: 104 min
Rating: 6.3
Cast: Tomas Fryk, Anita Ekström, Ingvar Hirdwall, Börje Ahlstedt, Lars-Erik Berenett

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

Directed by Kay Pollak

Produced by Svenska Filminstitutet, Treklövern

1980104 min6.3 / 10

A coming-of-age summer in Stockholm where a teenage boy navigates independence, sexuality, and self-discovery while deceiving his mother about his whereabouts.

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.

Clusters

Artists Fooling Themselves Bittersweet Second Chances Slow Character Dramas Ordinary Lives During Historic Events Family Struggles Growing Up

Genres

Drama Family Romance

Keywords

Puberty Based On Novel Or Book Stockholm, Sweden Coming Of Age Teenage Boy Teenage Sexuality Kids On Their Own

Questions people ask

Is Children's Island violent? Barely. Less violent than 76% of films.
Is Children's Island easy watching? Somewhat. More comforting than 67% of films.
Is Children's Island sad? Somewhat. More sad than 61% of films.
Is Children's Island scary? Not especially. Less frightening than 58% of films.
Does Children's Island end with hope? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

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