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King of Devil's Island
Norwegian winter, 1915. On the island Bastøy, outside Oslo, a group of young boys aged 11 to 18, are held in an institution for delinquent youth, notorious for its sadistic regime. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives, determined to escape from the island. After a tragic incident, he ends up leading the boys in a violent uprising. When the boys manage to take over the island, 150 soldiers are sent in to restore order.
2010 · Directed by Marius Holst · 117 min · Drama · Thriller · Crime · Action · 12 frames
Crew
- Screenplay: Dennis Magnusson, Eric Schmid
- Cinematography: John Andreas Andersen
- Edited by: Michał Leszczyłowski
- Music: Johan Söderqvist
- Production design: Janusz Sosnowski
- Produced by: Karin Julsrud
Cast
- Stellan Skarsgård as Bestyrer Håkon
- Benjamin Helstad as Erling / C-19
- Kristoffer Joner as Husfar Bråthen
- Trond Nilssen as Olav / C-1
- Morten Løvstad as Øystein
- Daniel Berg as Johan
- Odin Gineson Brøderud as Axel
- Magnar Botten as Lillegutt
- Magnus Langlete as Ivar / C-5
- Markus as Brustad
Production
- Country: Norway, France, Sweden, Poland
- Language: Norwegian, Swedish
- Studios: MACT Productions, 4 1/2, St Paul Film AB, Opus Film
- Budget: $10,000,000
- Themes: suicide, island, sexual abuse, escape, forced labour, based on true story, riot, norway, beating, punishment
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