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.
Title | King of Devil's Island |
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Year | 2010 |
Genre | Drama, Action |
Country | Norway, France, Sweden, Poland |
Studio | MACT Productions, 4 1/2, St Paul Film AB, Opus Film |
Cast | Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner, Trond Nilssen, Morten Løvstad, Daniel Berg |
Crew | Karin Julsrud (Producer), Lars Saabye Christensen (Story), Dennis Magnusson (Screenplay), Eric Schmid (Screenplay), Mette M. Bølstad (Story), John Andreas Andersen (Director of Photography) |
Keyword | suicide, island, sexual abuse, escape, forced labour, based on true story, riot, norway, beating, punishment, humiliation, reform school, juvenile detention center, starving, 1910s |
Release | Dec 16, 2010 |
Runtime | 117 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 7.17 / 10 by 241 users |