Nim's Island (2008)

A young girl living on a tropical island with her scientist father is left to fend for herself after dad's boat leaves him stranded far away and careless tour companies wreak havoc on the secluded paradise in directors Mark Levin and Jennifer Flackett's adaptation of the popular children's book by author Wendy Orr. Realizing that she will need adult assistance if she truly hopes to save her home, the resourceful youngster soon begins exchanging e-mails with the author of a book she has been reading.

Overview

Directors : Jennifer Flackett, Mark Levin

Writers (WGA) : Joseph Kwong (screenplay) & Paula Mazur (screenplay)

Release Date : 4 April 2008 (USA)

Genre : Adventure / Comedy / Family

Tagline:

Be the hero of your own story.

Plot Outline:

A young girl inhabits an isolated island with her scientist father and communicates with a reclusive author of the novel she's reading. Based on the book by Wendy Orr and Kerry Millard.