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Children's Island

1980 · 104 min · Director: Kay Pollak ★ IMDb 6.4 · 1,049 ratings

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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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Children's Island (1980) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Empathy 30%, Sadness 25%, Curiosity 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

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The strongest emotional signals are Empathy, Sadness, Curiosity. Genres: Drama, Romance, Family. AI estimate.

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Consider this title if you are looking for Empathy, Sadness and Curiosity. Its IMDb rating of 6.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 65/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sympathy
  • Tension
  • Melancholy

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Dominant emotion: Curiosity

Dominant emotion: Sympathy

Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Melancholy

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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then dips around 18 %, then peaks around 73 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySympathyTensionMelancholy
2.5 %≈ 3′Curiosity47 %38 %37 %22 %
7.5 %≈ 8′Sympathy51 %41 %38 %24 %
12.5 %≈ 13′Curiosity46 %31 %29 %18 %
17.5 %≈ 18′Curiosity41 %26 %29 %15 %
22.5 %≈ 23′Sympathy51 %41 %45 %21 %
27.5 %≈ 29′Sympathy57 %53 %48 %28 %
32.5 %≈ 34′Sympathy53 %50 %38 %32 %
37.5 %≈ 39′Sympathy54 %53 %38 %40 %
42.5 %≈ 44′Sympathy64 %61 %48 %41 %
47.5 %≈ 49′Tension70 %63 %55 %38 %
52.5 %≈ 55′Melancholy63 %54 %46 %39 %
57.5 %≈ 60′Sympathy51 %41 %35 %29 %
62.5 %≈ 65′Curiosity51 %41 %34 %25 %
67.5 %≈ 70′Sympathy61 %55 %41 %48 %
72.5 %≈ 75′Melancholy67 %60 %45 %63 %
77.5 %≈ 81′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
82.5 %≈ 86′Sympathy63 %63 %45 %52 %
87.5 %≈ 91′Sympathy60 %56 %44 %45 %
92.5 %≈ 96′Tension64 %54 %56 %31 %
97.5 %≈ 101′Sympathy75 %63 %72 %27 %
Riches to rags

Rags to riches: The emotional tone rises from negative to positive.

Riches to rags: The emotional tone falls from positive to negative.

Man in a hole: The tone falls, then recovers.

Icarus: The tone rises, then falls.

Cinderella: The tone rises, falls, then rises again.

Oedipus: The tone falls, rises, then falls again.

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Cast

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Tomas Fryk

AE
Anita Ekström

IH
Ingvar Hirdwall

IH
Ingvar Hirdwall

Stig Utler

LB
Lars-Erik Berenett

SR
Sif Ruud

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Sif Ruud

Mrs. Bergman-Ritz

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Malin Ek

ME
Malin Ek

Kristina

LG
Lena Granhagen

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Majlis Granlund

MD
Maria Dehnisch

Birgitta

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Maud Sjöqvist

Maria

HS
Hélène Svedberg

Nora

AT
Anneli Tulldahl

Lisa

CB
Christer Banck

Janne

PC
Per Carleson

Member of theatre group

Fv
Franciska von Koch

Member of theatre group

B'
Barbro 'Babben' Larsson

Member of theatre group

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Kari Sylwan

Dancer on TV

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Karin Thulin

Dancer on TV

Details

Directed by
Kay Pollak
Written by
Kay Pollak, Ola Olsson, Carl-Johan Seth, P.C. Jersild
Type
Movies
Released
1980
Runtime
104 min
Country
Sweden
Ratings
★ IMDb 6.4 · 1,049 ratings
Feels mostly
Empathy
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