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King of Devil's Island 2010 Directed by Marius Holst Kongen av Bastøy

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.

Language Norwegian
Spoken Languages Norwegian , Swedish
Gneres Action , Drama
Production Companies MACT Productions , Opus Film , 4 1/2 , St Paul Film AB
Budget $10,000,000
Release Date 16 December 2010
117 mins