tell the story wouldn not be the point at all and would it . barnens ö and spell almost like booné aww be the title for that brilliant novel of the late seventy that shock a lot of people and include myself . child island be the title and and what an island . in the book and raine and the main character have the guiness world record book a his own bible . and he keen on break new record himself . in particular the young person under water for three minute . the story be and a most swedish film and book of the time and deep and consciously provocative and awe inspiring . bergman be begin his final film and cry and whisper be barely out . expectation for any swedish film be pretty high . they teach u then that great theatre and great actor and superb writer and gift director make a veritable team of perfection in cinema . all this say and barnens ö be a story of discovery . it be and too and a story of alienation represent city be alienate and live in one of them make u alien to most of it resident . it be a story of revelation and sudden encounter with our own destiny . it be a film of overwhelm hope and desperation . of feeling bury under layer and layer of isolation and insulation from a world that couldn not care less . this approach and in itself and be a pretty difficult way to weave a convincing narrative . here and the masterful guidance of kay pollak on ola olsson script of p c jersilds novel and turn it not only in a possibility and but in one of those master piece of cinema . i may disagree a bit with someone who say that this work be all but forget . it be not . even a i write this in 2009 and discussion on p c jersild story be conduct all over the world and and the film show at many film school and small theatre . why . wax philosophical on all of it would be difficult and many have already do it scholarly through writing and lecture . the reason why barnens ö be and be a special story be the cosy feeling you get from the start when you discover that everything be tell through the eye of a small child . and that where it end and too . maybe it a clinical view and a someone else point out . but deeply disturbing and move and satisfy . the concept be deep represent as long a we have no pubic hair and we still can live one more day a an angel . afterwards and we will become what raine reflect a the colophon of his experience represent men be pig . he find his fear when he fearless . he find love when the world be crumble around him . he discover a reason not to behave like the grown ups because he refrain from commit crime . he let go his inner purity and confidence in others without reservation and just to learn how rotten the soul of a man can be . where love be expect and he find hatred . where compassion be need and he find suspicion and cold heart . it a film of metaphor . a film to think and to raise question that be hard to ask but hard to answer . in the end and the satisfaction of witness such a superb work ( that really up the ante for any other swedish film after ) be a ride of joy and hope . be aware that it be a film full with the dark side of our nature . but and ala . and a film of hope and deep joy . reine will still be an island in stockholm and but there be the big hope of live today in full and even when we find our first sign of sexual maturity show .