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Swallows and Amazons

- Some summers you treasure forever

Four children dream of escaping the tedium of a summer holiday with their mother. When finally given permission to camp on their own on an island in the middle of a vast lake, they are overjoyed. But when they get there they discover they may not be alone… The battle for ownership of a lonely island teaches them the skills of survival, the value of friendship and the importance of holding your nerve.

Release Date : 2016-08-19

Language :EnglishArmenianRussian

Adult : false

Status : Released

Production Company : Harbour PicturesBBC FilmBritish Film CompanyElectric Shadow Company

Production Country : United Kingdom

Alternative Titles :

Cast

Character Name : John Walker

Original Name : Dane Hughes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Susan Walker

Original Name : Orla Hill

Gender : Female

Character Name : Tatty Walker

Original Name : Teddie Allen

Gender : Female

Character Name : Roger Walker

Original Name : Bobby McCulloch

Gender : Male

Character Name : Nancy Blackett

Original Name : Seren Hawkes

Gender : Male

Character Name : Peggy Blackett

Original Name : Hannah Jayne Thorp

Gender : Male

Character Name : Jim 'Captain Flint' Turner / Polski the Parrot

Original Name : Rafe Spall

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Walker

Original Name : Kelly Macdonald

Gender : Female

Character Name : Lazlov

Original Name : Andrew Scott

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mr. Jackson

Original Name : Harry Enfield

Gender : Male

Character Name : Mrs. Jackson

Original Name : Jessica Hynes

Gender : Female

Character Name : Gertie

Original Name : Sophie Wardlow

Gender : Female

Character Name : Harbour Master

Original Name : John Henshaw

Gender : Male

Character Name : Miss Crummock

Original Name : Fenella Woolgar

Gender : Female

Character Name : Mrs. Blackett

Original Name : Elizabeth Berrington

Gender : Female

Character Name : Old Billy

Original Name : Richard Bremmer

Gender : Male

Character Name : Young Billy

Original Name : Neil Bell

Gender : Male

Character Name : Fair Stall Holder

Original Name : Caf Smith

Gender : Male

Character Name : Naval Officer

Original Name : Jamie Darlington

Gender : Male

Character Name : Naval Officer

Original Name : Richard Varley

Gender : Male

Character Name : Pierrot Clown

Original Name : Ashley Davis

Gender : Male

Character Name : Onlooker

Original Name : Jade-Olivia Gadd

Gender : Male

Character Name : Villager / Onlooker

Original Name : Nicola Simonds

Gender : Male

Character Name : Zukin

Original Name : Dan Renton Skinner

Gender : Male

Reviews

Reno

@Rangan

2024-05-16

**The battle for an island.** This is a perfect summer film for the families that produced by the BBC. Based on the children's book of the same name. Frankly, I haven't seen the television nor the film adaptation of this. It looked very fresh to me, so I enjoyed it thoroughly. I'm a big fan of children's films and this one reminded my childhood vacation in the grandparents' rural. Surely everybody, I mean most of us had this kind of adventure, sometimes that ended very seriously. This is mainly about a group of children and their summer adventure, especially sailing in a large lake and exploring an uninhabited island of it. Mrs Walker brings her four children to their grandparents' house in a small English village. The bored kids decide to go sailing on the lake nearby where their father promised to take them one day, but now he's out in the sea far away on the job. Somehow they manage to get permission from the elders and so their adventure begins. They arrive on the island and claim it. But another group who already claimed it challenges them. So their rivalry begins which leads to some great adventures, day and night. How things going to work between them is told in the remaining. Though there are more that takes place alternatively, like the real spy-game of the grown- ups. How these two stories going to meet was revealed with a decent twist. But the thriller parts were compromised since the film is aimed for the little ones. > "I hereby name it Walker Island and claim it for our own." Great quality, loved the production. The locations were awesome. Initially I thought this will going to take place in the real Amazon, Brasil, but still I'm satisfied with it. I don't know who is this director, but a well done job. I also don't know whether the story is from the book or just the characters, but expecting a sequel and if possible a film series. I'm not expecting the whole 12 books to be made into films, thought at least a trilogy, since it's a live-action and the kids would grow up fast, they have to hurry up like they did for 'Harry Potter' film series. The story takes place in the summer 1935 and its atmospheres, especially the addition of the spy thing was a smart move as those times were tensed with the early stage of the World War II. Its stretch also gives the adults a reason to watch the film, but sadly that sub-plot was under-used. Anyway, I recommend it to all, since it falls into PG. But there was a scene when the kids decided to go find the source of the fire they saw afar, that part was so edgy. Like that, there are a few more which creates uneasy in the perspective of kids. Overall the film looks like a non-magical version of Narnia with four siblings and their exploration turned into an unplanned adventure. Yep, it's not summer yet, off the season, but still I loved it. This is one of the first films to I watch in the 2017, but definitely first children's film. On so many levels, it was a very good film, particularly if you haven't seen the other versions like me and a kid's film fan, you will have a good time. But for the families, as I said earlier, it is not to be missed. It got mixed to positive response from both the film critics and the movie goers, but personally I think it's much better than what they have said. So go for it... _7/10_