King of Devil's Island
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- Action
- Drama
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.
Keywords
- based on true story
- 1910s
- island
- escape
- suicide
- norway
- beating
- humiliation
- sexual abuse
- punishment
- riot
- forced labour
- juvenile detention center
- reform school
- starving
Details
- Status
- Released
- Release date
- December 16, 2010
- Original language
- Norwegian
- Spoken languages
- NORWEGIAN, swedish
- Countries
- Norway, France, Sweden, Poland
- Production
- 4 1/2,Opus Film,MACT Productions,St Paul Film AB,MACT Productions, 4 1/2, St Paul Film AB, Opus Film
- Budget
- $10,000,000
- Revenue
- Not recorded
- Homepage
- Official site
- IMDb
- tt1332134