---
title: 'Children''s Island (1980)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Kay Pollak'
released: '1980-12-25'
runtime_minutes: 108
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Sweden'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/childrens-island-1980'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0080419/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Children's Island (1980)

1980 · 108 min · Drama · Sweden

Original title: Barnens ö

## Synopsis

Children's Island is a Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 25 December 1980, co-written and directed by Kay Pollak, starring Thomas Fryk and Ingvar Hirdwall. It is based on the novel of the same name by P. C. Jersild. Filming took place between July and October 1979. It won Sweden's most prestigious film prize, the Guldbagge, when it was released in 1980 and was Sweden's official selection for the 54th Academy Awards.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Kay Pollak](https://cinepixo.com/people/kay-pollak)
- **Screenplay:** [Kay Pollak](https://cinepixo.com/people/kay-pollak), [Ola Olsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ola-olsson), [Carl-Johan Seth](https://cinepixo.com/people/carl-johan-seth)
- **Original Music Composer:** [Per Carleson](https://cinepixo.com/people/per-carleson), [Thomas Macklin](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-macklin)
- **Producer:** [Bengt Forslund](https://cinepixo.com/people/bengt-forslund), [Ingemar Ejve](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingemar-ejve)
- **Director of Photography:** [Roland Sterner](https://cinepixo.com/people/roland-sterner)
- **Editor:** [Thomas Holéwa](https://cinepixo.com/people/thomas-holewa)

## Cast

- [Anneli Tulldahl](https://cinepixo.com/people/anneli-tulldahl) as Lisa, raggartjej
- [Karin Thulin](https://cinepixo.com/people/karin-thulin) as dansare i TV
- [Malin Ek](https://cinepixo.com/people/malin-ek) as Kristina, anställd hos Olga
- [Majlis Granlund](https://cinepixo.com/people/majlis-granlund) as Lotten, anställd hos Olga
- [Kari Sylwan](https://cinepixo.com/people/kari-sylwan) as dansare i TV
- [Sif Ruud](https://cinepixo.com/people/sif-ruud) as fru Bergman-Ritz, anställd hos Olga
- [Maria Dehnisch](https://cinepixo.com/people/maria-dehnisch) as Birgitta, flickan som kommer för sent till Olga ateljé
- [Hjördis Petterson](https://cinepixo.com/people/hjordis-petterson) as Olga, innehavare av Olgas Atelier
- [Lars-Erik Berenett](https://cinepixo.com/people/lars-erik-berenett) as Esbjörn, Stigs kompis
- [Christer Banck](https://cinepixo.com/people/christer-banck) as Janne, teatergruppens ledare
- [Lena Granhagen](https://cinepixo.com/people/lena-granhagen) as Helen, anställd hos Olga
- [Börje Ahlstedt](https://cinepixo.com/people/borje-ahlstedt) as Hester
- [Anita Ekström](https://cinepixo.com/people/anita-ekstrom) as Harriet Larsson, Reines mamma
- [Tomas Fryk](https://cinepixo.com/people/tomas-fryk) as Reine Larsson
- [Ingvar Hirdwall](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingvar-hirdwall) as Stig Utler, ambulansförare, hennes älskare

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Source: https://cinepixo.com/movies/childrens-island-1980
Film facts: Wikidata (Q5098148); synopsis from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0. Reviews, themes and notes are the work of this site's members.