King of Devil's Island [videorecording] / Film Movement, Euforia Film AS, & 4 1/2 Fiksjon AS in co-production with Opus Film, St. Paul Film, & Mact Productions present ; a film by Marius Holst ; producer, Karin Julsrud.
Title from container. Based on a story by Lars Saabye Christensen & Mette Marit Bølstad. Enhanced for widescreen TV (16x9). Special features include: This month's short film: Bale / dir. Al Mackay. Originally released as motion picture in 2010. Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner.
Summary:
Seventeen-year-old Erling is a rumored murderer and therefore sent to the Bastoy Boys Home correctional facility. Once there he clashes with the island facility's governor who believes manual labor, rigid discipline, and harsh punishment is the only way to turn these boys around. Refusing to accept the constant abuse, Erling leads the boys in a violent uprising that will bring them head to head with no less than the Norwegian Army.
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