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King of Devil's Island

King of Devil's Island

20107.11h 57m

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.

Directed by Marius Holst
Written by Dennis Magnusson, Eric Schmid, Lars Saabye Christensen
Produced by Karin Julsrud
Box OfficeBudget: $10.0M0

Top Cast

Stellan Skarsgård

Stellan Skarsgård

Bestyrer Håkon

Benjamin Helstad

Benjamin Helstad

Erling / C-19

Kristoffer Joner

Kristoffer Joner

Husfar Bråthen

Trond Nilssen

Trond Nilssen

Olav / C-1

M

Morten Løvstad

Øystein

D

Daniel Berg

Johan

O

Odin Gineson Brøderud

Axel

M

Magnar Botten

Lillegutt

M

Magnus Langlete

Ivar / C-5

M

Markus

Brustad

Themes & Keywords

suicideislandsexual abuseescapeforced labourbased on true storyriotnorwaybeatingpunishmenthumiliationreform schooljuvenile detention centerstarving1910s

About King of Devil's Island

King of Devil's Island is a drama, action film released in 2010 exploring themes of suicide, island, sexual abuse, escape, forced labour, based on true story. Directed by Marius Holst, it stars Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner. 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.

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