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King of Devil's Island (2010)
"Kongen av Bastøy" (original title)

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Norwegian winter, early 20th century. On the boys home Bastoy, a new inmate leads the boys to a violent uprising against a brutal regime. How far is he willing to go to attain freedom?

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Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
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Bestyreren
Benjamin Helstad ...
Erling / C-19
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Bråthen
Trond Nilssen ...
Olav / C-1
Morten Løvstad ...
Øystein
Daniel Berg ...
Johan
Odin Gineson Brøderud ...
Axel
Magnar Botten ...
Lillegutt
Magnus Langlete ...
Ivar / C-5
Markus ...
Brustad
Agnar Jeger Holst ...
Arne
Tommy Jakob Håland ...
Terje
Richard Safin ...
Eirik
Frank-Thomas Andersen ...
Bjarne
Martin Slaatto ...
Harald
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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? Written by JRN

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Release Date:

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Box Office

Budget:

NOK 54,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$554 (USA) (16 December 2011)

Gross:

$7,166 (USA) (3 February 2012)
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People from more than 14 countries were represented on the set. See more »

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"Untitled #1"
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Written by Sigur Rós
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great movie
14 November 2012 | by (bila do conde, Portugal) – See all my reviews

excellent movie. i am from Portugal. congratulations people.this is a great movie more than i expect from . excellent plot, excellent direction, excellent actors. the script is very good, even for a story from 1915 (i think).

i am very pleased to see another great movie from northern europe.only remains a good film from finland, because the 3 other are completed with very good films. as far as i know there are very good actors that i see is theirs breakthrough movies for IMDb. i think they're very good in their home country. we all should be aware that not from hollywwod comes good films and actors. congratulations


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