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Poster of King of Devil's Island

King of Devil's Island

Original title: Kongen av Bastøy

2010 · 1 h 57 · France, Norway, Poland, Sweden · Norwegian

  • Action
  • Crime
  • Drama
  • Thriller

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
Mette M. Bølstad, Lars Saabye Christensen, Dennis Magnusson, Eric Schmid

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