Devil's Island (movie)
Djöflaeyjan- User score: 6.4
- Production country: Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Norway
- Producer: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
- Production companies: Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Zentropa Entertainments, Peter Rommel Productions, Filmhuset AS, ZDF/Arte
- Genre: Drama, Comedy
- Release date: 10/3/1996
- Run time: 104 min.
Movie description
Devil's Island is a bitter sweet tale of Iceland in the fifties. Life is rough in Reykjavik's post-war slum of Camp Thule, where the abandoned US military barracks have been turned into makeshift homes. Struggling wives and their hard-working husbands try to make ends meet. The younger generation dreams of dollars, Rock'n'Roll and the American way of life. To celebrate or to drown their misery - they're never short of a good reason to booze. Devil's Island vividly depicts the everyday life of a wacky family, their neighbours and friends and shows how some of their dreams come true and others don't.
