Swallows and Amazons (2016)
Storyline
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.
Directors
Cast
Andrew Scott, Rafe Spall, Jessica Hynes, Kelly Macdonald, Fenella Woolgar, Elizabeth Berrington, Richard Bremmer, John Henshaw, Orla Hill, Neil Bell, Harry Enfield, Dane Hughes, Teddie-Rose Malleson-Allen, Bobby McCulloch, Seren Hawkes, Hannah Jayne Thorp, Dan Skinner, Sophie Wardlow, Caf Smith, Jamie Darlington, Richard Varley, Ashley Davis, Jade-Olivia Gadd, Nicola Simonds
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Reviews
80
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.
80
This is high adventure in safe hands.
80
CineVue
It's a gem of a film to be cherished by one and all.
70
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.
60
It still feels old-fashioned rather than timeless and even on its family entertainment terms, it just doesn’t quicken the pulse-rate.
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