Real-life Lord of the Flies story sparks film rights scramble

Writer of a Guardian feature about six Tongan teenagers who survived on a desert island for 15 months ‘bombarded’ with emails from film-makersThe Guardian’s immensely popular article about a real-life Lord of the Flies-style shipwreck has sparked a scramble for screen adaptation rights among film and TV producers.Related: The real Lord of the Flies: what happened when six boys were shipwrecked for 15 months

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