Film
The Real Castaway
2001 · 48m · Documentary
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Overview
When Martin Popplewell was 15 years old he watched the film 'The Blue Lagoon' starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins. From then on he was determined to live as a castaway on an uninhabited Pacific Island with a girl Friday. When he realised his dream in 1989 he was just 18 years old. The adventure became a media sensation with journalists flying halfway round the world to cover the story. Martin kept a video diary of his experience. In 2001 he returned to the Pacific to make a critically acclaimed documentary. The Real Castaway reunites the two castaways on their desert island 12 years after their experience. It’s a story about adventure, growing up and the pursuit of an impossible dream.
Cast
Crew
- Will ParryDirector · Producer
- Martin PopplewellWriter
- Philip Armstrong DampierExecutive Producer
- Frank BurgessEditor
Details
- Release date
- July 1, 2001
- Status
- Released
- Original language
- English
- Runtime
- 48m
- Genres
- Documentary
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