King of Devil's Island

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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.

Directed by

Marius Holst

Written by

Mette M. Bølstad, Lars Saabye Christensen, Dennis Magnusson

Cast

Stellan Skarsgård

Bestyrer Håkon

Benjamin Helstad

Erling / C-19

Kristoffer Joner

Husfar Bråthen

Trond Nilssen

Olav / C-1

MO

Morten Løvstad

Øystein

DA

Daniel Berg

Johan

OD

Odin Gineson Brøderud

Axel

MA

Magnar Botten

Lillegutt

MA

Magnus Langlete

Ivar / C-5

MA

Markus

Brustad

AG

Agnar Jeger Holst

Arne

TO

Tommy Jakob Håland

Terje

RI

Richard Safin

Eirik

FR

Frank-Thomas Andersen

Bjarne

Martin Slaatto

Harald

Ellen Dorrit Petersen

Astrid

Details

Released

December 16, 2010

Runtime

1h 57m

Status

Released

Language

NO

Original title

Kongen av Bastøy

Country

Norway, France, Sweden, Poland

Budget

$10,000,000

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