The Real Castaway 2001
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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.
- Released: 2001-07-01
- Runtime: 48 minutes
- Genre: Documentary
- Stars: Martin Popplewell
- Director: Paul Curran, Marilyn Bennett, Zoe Loizou, Frank Burgess, Will Parry
