King of Devil's Island
MovieTitle | Kongen av Bastøy |
User score | 7.2 |
Release date | Dec 16, 2010 |
Genre | Drama, Action |
Director | Marius Holst |
Production country | Norway, France, Sweden, Poland |
Production companies | MACT Productions, 4 1/2, St Paul Film AB, Opus Film |
Budget | $10,000,000 |
Run time | 117 min. |
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.