King of Devil's Island

OT: Kongen av Bastøy

Marius Holst // Norway, Sweden, France, Poland, 2010
Fiction Feature // FF2011

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Story

Located on a remote island in the Oslo fjord, the prison camp-style Bastøy Boys Home functions as a reform school for “maladjusted” youth. With the stated goal of turning out “humble, useful Christians,” the school officials systematically break their young charges through cruel discipline and exhausting manual labor. Everything changes with the arrival of hunky rebel Erling who rattles the authority of the governor and soon becomes the leader of a rebellion. The story is based on true events.

Director

Marius Holst (*1965) studied at the London International Film School. His film Blodsbånd was awarded the Main Prize at the International Filmfestival Mannheim-Heidelberg 2007.

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Info

Original title: Kongen av Bastøy

Film type: Fiction Feature

Original language: Norwegian

Section: Eurovisuell,Michel//FF2011

Production country: Norway, Sweden, France, Poland

Produced: 2010

Runtime: 115 min

Language and subtitles: OV

Director: Marius Holst

Screenplay: Dennis Magnusson (nach einer Vorlage von Lars Saabye Christensen und Mette M. Bølstad)

Cast: Stellan Skarsgård, Kristoffer Joner, Benjamin Helstad, Trond Nilssen

Producer: Karin Julsrud

DoP: John Andreas Andersen

Editor: Michal Leszczylowski

Production design: Janusz Sosnowski

German Distributor: Alamode Film

Production Company: 4 1/2 Fiksjon AS; St. Paul Film; Opus film; Mact Productions

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