Synopsis

Erik reckons that kids should be put under protection on the first day of school, because anyone who is deprived of their freedom, youth, and summer and forced to go back to the city and sit at a desk all day needs some kind of protection. Starting in September, the days seem to drag on forever and it gets harder and harder to bear his longing for summer and their cabin on a western island. Then one sleety January morning, Erik’s mom wakes him up with a piece of astonishing news. Having seen how unhappy he is at school, she decided to organize an experimental project with his teachers’ approval. Now, for half a year, he and six classmates will travel to a solitary island where they can live the pressure- and responsibility-free life they all relish. Of course, there’s also a pair of 93-year-old lighthouse keepers there who have promised to keep an eye on the kids!