Devil's Island
1996•1h 44m•6.6•Released
DramaComedy
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.
Director
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Writer
Einar Kárason
Languages
Icelandic
Studio
Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan
Cast
Baltasar Kormákur
Baddi
Sigurveig Jónsdóttir
Karolina
Gísli Halldórsson
Thomas
Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
Dolly
Sveinn Geirsson
Danni
Saga Jónsdóttir
Gógó
Ingvar E. Sigurðsson
Grjóni
Geo von Krogh
Guðrún Gísladóttir
Sigurður Sigurjónsson
Production
Company
Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan
Company
Zentropa Entertainments
Company
Peter Rommel Productions
Company
Filmhuset AS
Company
ZDF/Arte
Producer
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Producer
Egil Ødegård
Producer
Peter Aalbæk Jensen
Producer
Peter Rommel
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