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Devil's Island

1996 • 1h44m Drama, Comedy

Rating

6.5/10

Popularity

2

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.

Details

Director

Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

Screenplay

Einar Kárason

Cast

Baltasar Kormákur

Sigurveig Jónsdóttir

Gísli Halldórsson

Release date

10/3/1996

Status

Released

Origin country

DK

IS

Vote count

10