Believing their young son has eaten poisonous "never-wake-up" berries, Richard and Emmeline also eat the berries so they can all die together. They are eventually found by Richard's father; while they appear dead, a ship's officer clarifies they are merely "asleep". Key Themes

The 1980 film , starring Brooke Shields and Christopher Atkins, is a coming-of-age survival drama set in the Victorian era. The story follows two young cousins, Richard and Emmeline, who are marooned on a lush South Pacific island after a shipwreck. Plot Overview

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