King of Devil's Island (2010)
12
29/06/2012 (GB)
Drama, Action
1h 57m
- 71% (252 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.
- Marius HolstDirector
- Dennis MagnussonScreenplay
- Eric SchmidScreenplay
Original Title
Kongen av Bastøy
Status
Released
Original Language
Norwegian
Budget
$10,000,000
Keywords
- suicide
- island
- sexual abuse
- escape
- forced labour
- based on true story
- riot
- norway
- beating
- punishment
- humiliation
- reform school
- juvenile detention center
- starving
- 1910s
Top Billed Cast
Stellan Skarsgård
Bestyrer Håkon
Benjamin Helstad
Erling / C-19
Kristoffer Joner
Husfar Bråthen
Trond Nilssen
Olav / C-1
Morten Løvstad
Øystein
Daniel Berg
Johan
Odin Gineson Brøderud
Axel
Magnar Botten
Lillegutt
Magnus Langlete
Ivar / C-5
Markus
Brustad
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