King of Devil's Island
2010 · Movie · 117 min · ★ 7.1 · 89% critics
In a harsh Norwegian winter in 1915, teenage boys are confined to an isolated island institution for delinquent youth, where discipline and deprivation rule daily life. When a determined newcomer arrives and tensions boil over after a tragic incident, the boys unite in a desperate revolt that draws a heavy response from the authorities.
Also known as Les révoltés de l'île du diable
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Details
- Original title
- Kongen av Bastøy
- Years
- 2010
- Release date
- 2010-12-16
- Language
- Norwegian
- Runtime
- 117 min
- Critic score
- 89/100
- TMDB rating
- 7.1/10 (275 votes)
About
If you want a tense, true-event prison drama with a freezing, claustrophobic mood and moral outrage, this delivers; Not for you if you avoid bleak stories about institutional abuse or violence—similar to Cell 211.
Pros: gripping, harrowing story; intense cold atmosphere; strong performances | Cons: bleak subject matter; brutal abuse themes; slow-burn pacing
Themes
- suicide
- island
- sexual abuse
- escape
- forced labour
- based on true story
- riot
- norway
- beating
- punishment
- humiliation
- reform school
- +3 more
Awards & recognition
- Amanda Award — Best Film · 2011
- Silver nugget — the best Norwegian film · 2010
Cast & crew
Stellan Skarsgård
as Bestyrer Håkon
Benjamin Helstad
as Erling / C-19
Kristoffer Joner
as Husfar Bråthen
Trond Nilssen
as Olav / C-1
- ML
Morten Løvstad
as Øystein
- DB
Daniel Berg
as Johan
- OB
Odin Gineson Brøderud
as Axel
- MB
Magnar Botten
as Lillegutt
- ML
Magnus Langlete
as Ivar / C-5
- MA
Markus
as Brustad
Directed by Marius Holst