King of Devil's Island

Film

King of Devil's Island

Norway · France · Sweden · Poland
Age rating
12
Director
Marius Holst
Year
2010

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.

Top cast

Directed by

Marius Holst

Written by

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

Produced by

Karin Julsrud