King of Devil's Island

Name: King of Devil's Island
Genre: Drama, Action
Released: 16 Dec 2010
Rating: 7.15
Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner, Trond Nilssen, Morten Løvstad

2010-12-16 Norway, France, Sweden, Poland 117 minutes.

7.15 254 votes

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Overview

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.

Year 2010

Studio MACT Productions, 4 1/2, St Paul Film AB, Opus Film

Director Marius Holst

Crew Marius Holst (Director), Mette M. Bølstad (Story), Lars Saabye Christensen (Story), Dennis Magnusson (Screenplay), Eric Schmid (Screenplay), Karin Julsrud (Producer)

Popularity 1

Language Norsk, svenska