King of Devil's Island

Kongen av Bastøy

117 mins
8 / 10 (1297)
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Synopsis

Norwegian winter, 1915. On an Island outside Oslo, a group of young boys are held in a sadistic institution for delinquent youth. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives. He is determined to escape from the island. After a tragic incident, Erling ends up leading the boys in a violent uprising…

MUBI's take

A tale of communal imprisonment in Norway on the island of Bastoy, Marius Holst’s film is a gripping portrait of brotherhood and unified resistance against spatial, psychological and social oppression. Co-starring the great Stellan Skarsgård.

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