Drama ·Action · Norway · 2010 · 1h 57m

King of Devil's Island

Kongen av Bastøy

King of Devil's Island poster
Director
Marius Holst
Cast
Stellan Skarsgård as Bestyrer Håkon Benjamin Helstad as Erling / C-19 Kristoffer Joner as Husfar Bråthen Trond Nilssen as Olav / C-1 Morten Løvstad as Øystein Daniel Berg as Johan
Crew
John Andreas Andersen — Director of Photography Michał Leszczyłowski — Editor Johan Söderqvist — Original Music Composer Dennis Magnusson — Screenplay Eric Schmid — Screenplay Mette M. Bølstad — Story
Synopsis

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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Mood & Themes
suicideislandsexual abuseescapeforced labourbased on true storyriotnorwaybeatingpunishmenthumiliationreform school
Key Collaborators
Marius Holst Director John Andreas Andersen Director of Photography Michał Leszczyłowski Editor Johan Söderqvist Original Music Composer Dennis Magnusson Screenplay Eric Schmid Screenplay Mette M. Bølstad Story Lars Saabye Christensen Story Karin Julsrud Producer Janusz Sosnowski Production Design Katja Watkins Costume Design
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