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King of Devil's Island

2010 · 117 min

A grim, freezing descent into institutional cruelty, watching it feels like enduring the same relentless cold and injustice as the boys.

Directed by
Marius Holst
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Starring
Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner
Overview
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.

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Directed by
Marius Holst
Genres
Drama, Thriller, Crime
Starring
Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner
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Tone
  • bleakstrength 3 of 3
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • survival
  • justice
  • violence
  • isolation
  • rebellion
Places
  • prison
  • sea
  • countryside
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language strong
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
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Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action5
Horror4
Humour1
Realism8
Romance0
Tension8
Darkness9
Complexity5
Emotional weight9

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Details

Genres
drama, thriller, crime, action
Directed by
Marius Holst
Written by
Dennis Magnusson, Eric Schmid
Starring
Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner, Trond Nilssen, Morten Løvstad, Daniel Berg, Odin Gineson Brøderud, Magnar Botten
Music
Johan Söderqvist
Cinematography
John Andreas Andersen
Runtime
117 min
Country
Norway, France, Sweden, Poland
Languages
Norwegian, Swedish

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