Tilda Swinton dislikes Harry Potter as it romanticises cruel boarding schools

Tilda Swinton feels separating children from their parents could be harmful rather than beneficial.

Tilda Swinton says she does not like Harry Potter movies as they romanticise “cruel boarding school”.

Tilda Swinton feels separating children from their parents could be harmful rather than beneficial. (AFP)

The Doctor Strange actor feels separating children from their parents could be harmful rather than beneficial, reported Digital Spy.

A still from Harry Potter and Philosopher’s Stone showing the interiors of magical school, Hogwarts.

“I think they are a very cruel setting in which to grow up and I don’t feel children benefit from that type of education.

“Children need their parents. That’s why I dislike films like Harry Potter, which tend to romanticise such places,” Swinton, 56, said.