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1 online resource (streaming video file) (97 minutes): digital, .flv file, sound |
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digital |
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video file MPEG-4 Flash |
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Title from title frames. |
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Film |
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In Process Record. |
| Performer |
Andrew Scott, Dane Hughes, Hannah Jayne Thorp, Kelly Macdonald, Orla Hill, Rafe Spall, Seren Hawkes, Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen |
| Event |
Originally produced by Samuel Goldwyn Films in 2016. |
| Summary |
This delightful family adventure film follows four children who dream of escaping from the tedium of a summer holiday. When finally given permission to camp on their own on a remote island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they arrive, they discover they may not be alone and a desperate yet whimsical battle for ownership of the island ensues, where both skill and luck play a hand. The dangers of an adult world on the brink of war encroach on their paradise and intertwine with their lives in the form of a mysterious pair of Russian spies hot on the tail of the enigmatic Jim Turner. The children must ban together, learn skills of survival, responsibility, and the all-important value of friendship to save a family member. Steeped in the wonder of a child’s imagination and set against a breath-taking island backdrop, this is an exhilarating adaptation of a treasured classic. *"...It’s heartening to see Ransome’s fiction taking on a new and more independent form, suggesting an ongoing relevance for a series of books that could easily be viewed as too dated for modern children. As the kids put it: Swallows and Amazons forever.*" - Catherine Bray, ***Variety*** *"The film’s pleasures are simple – soaring landscapes, old-school DIY adventure and some sweet performances by the child actors. It makes for a charmingly old-fashioned family adventure – one that you can imagine several generations of a family gathering to watch on a rainy grey Sunday afternoon.*" - Dave Calhoun, ***Time Out*** |
| System Details |
Mode of access: World Wide Web. |
| Language |
In English |
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Action and adventure films.
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Motion pictures, Great Britain.
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Independent films.
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Drama.
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Balts (Indo-European people).
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Motion pictures.
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| Genre |
Feature films.
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| Added Author |
Lowthorpe, Philippa, film director.
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Scott, Andrew, actor.
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Hughes, Dane, actor.
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Jayne Thorp, Hannah, actor.
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Macdonald, Kelly, actor.
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Hill, Orla, actor.
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Spall, Rafe, actor.
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Hawkes, Seren, actor.
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Malleson-Allen, Teddie-Rose, actor.
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Samuel Goldwyn Films (Firm), Distributor.
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Kanopy (Firm), Distributor.
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| Music No. |
1698713 Kanopy |
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