King of Devil's Island (2010)

Original title

Kongen av Bastøy

Directed by

Karin Julsrud, Marius Holst

Genre

drama film, action film, prison film, historical film

Country

France, Norway

Runtime

1h 56m

Rated

12

Rating

7.1 of 10 from 280 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

A group of teenage boys are held in a harsh reform school on a remote Norwegian island in the early 1900s. The story follows a quiet new arrival and a defiant rebel as they push back against the cruel warden and a system of abuse.

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What happens

King of Devil's Island (French: Les Révoltés de l'île du Diable), (Norwegian: Kongen av Bastøy) is a 2010 drama film directed by Marius Holst. The film premiered in Norway on 17 December 2010 and was next shown at the international film festivals of Sweden (January 2011), Rotterdam (February 2011) and during the Lübeck Nordic Film Days 2011. The story is based on true events that occurred at Bastøy Prison in Norway. Shooting for King of Devil's Island took place mostly in Estonia. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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