Devil's Island is a bitter sweet tale of Iceland in the fifties. Life is rough in Reykjavik's post-war slum of Camp Thule, where the abandoned US military barracks have been turned into makeshift homes. Struggling wives and their hard-working husbands try to make ends meet. The younger generation dreams of dollars, Rock'n'Roll and the American way of life. To celebrate or to drown their misery - they're never short of a good reason to booze. Devil's Island vividly depicts the everyday life of a wacky family, their neighbours and friends and shows how some of their dreams come true and others don't.
Title | Devil's Island |
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Year | 1996 |
Genre | Drama, Comedy |
Country | Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Norway |
Studio | Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Zentropa Entertainments, Peter Rommel Productions, Filmhuset AS, ZDF/Arte |
Cast | Baltasar Kormákur, Sigurveig Jónsdóttir, Gísli Halldórsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Sveinn Þórir Geirsson, Saga Jónsdóttir |
Crew | Ari Kristinsson (Director of Photography), Steingrímur Karlsson (Editor), Skule Eriksen (Editor), Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (Music), Björgvin Halldórsson (Music), Fridrik Thor Fridriksson (Producer) |
Keyword | based on novel or book, poverty, social outcast |
Release | Oct 03, 1996 |
Runtime | 104 minutes |
Quality | HD |
IMDb | 6.40 / 10 by 9 users |
Popularity | 1 |
Budget | 0 |
Revenue | 0 |
Language | Íslenska |