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King of Devil's Island

Country: Norway | France | Sweden | Poland, Language: Norwegian | Swedish, 120 mins

Original Title

Kongen av Bastøy
  • Director: Marius Holst
  • Writer: Mette M. Bølstad; Lars Saabye Christensen
  • Producer: Antoine de Clermont-Tonnerre; Mathilde Dedye

CGiii Comment

This is simply one of the most beautifully photographed films in the whole of the CGiii library.

Accomplished in every way.

And, deeply moving.


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The(ir) Blurb...

Based on a true story: Norwegian winter, early 20th century. On the island Bastoy, located in the Oslo fjord live a group of delinquent, young boys aged 11 to 18. The boys daily, sadistic regime is run by the guards and the principal who bestow both mental and physical abuse on them. Instead of the boys being straightened out with education they end up being used as cheap, manual labor. The boys attempt to survive by adapting to their inhumane conditions. One day a new boy, Erling (17), arrives with his own agenda; how to escape from the island. How far is he willing to go in order to get his freedom?

Cast & Characters

Stellan Skarsgård as Bestyreren;
Benjamin Helstad as Erling / C-19;
Kristoffer Joner as Bråthen;
Trond Nilssen as Olav / C-1;
Morten Løvstad as Øystein;
Daniel Berg as Johan;
Odin Gineson Brøderud as Axel;
Magnar Botten as Lillegutt;
Magnus Langlete as Ivar / C-5;
Markus as Brustad