Drama ·Comedy · Denmark · 1996 · 1h 44m

Devil's Island

Djöflaeyjan

Director

Cast

Baltasar Kormákur as Baddi Sigurveig Jónsdóttir as Karolina Gísli Halldórsson as Thomas Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir as Dolly Sveinn Þórir Geirsson as Danni Saga Jónsdóttir as Gógó

Crew

Ari Kristinsson — Director of Photography Skule Eriksen — Editor Steingrímur Karlsson — Editor Einar Kárason — Writer Egil Ødegård — Producer Peter Rommel — Producer

Synopsis

Devil's Island is a bitter sweet tale of Iceland in the fifties. Life is rough in Reykjavik's post-war slum of Camp Thule, where the abandoned US military barracks have been turned into makeshift homes. Struggling wives and their hard-working husbands try to make ends meet. The younger generation dreams of dollars, Rock'n'Roll and the American way of life. To celebrate or to drown their misery - they're never short of a good reason to booze. Devil's Island vividly depicts the everyday life of a wacky family, their neighbours and friends and shows how some of their dreams come true and others don't.

Mood & Themes

based on novel or book poverty social outcast

Key Collaborators

Fridrik Thor Fridriksson Director Ari Kristinsson Director of Photography Skule Eriksen Editor Steingrímur Karlsson Editor Einar Kárason Writer Egil Ødegård Producer Peter Rommel Producer Fridrik Thor Fridriksson Producer Peter Aalbæk Jensen Producer Árni Páll Jóhannsson Production Design Karl Aspelund Costume Design

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