I noticed this movie under the amazon prime feature and due to the fivestar rating, i decided to take a chance and watch it. King of devils island one of director marius holsts most acclaimed films and the winner of two norwegian oscars amanda awards for best film and best score. The king of devils island view trailer this true story of the infamous bastoy boys home correctional facility in norway begins with the arrival of seventeenyearold erling, a rumored murderer. Its setting is the bastoy residential school, a reformatory for maladjusted boys, 11 to 18, that operated for a halfcentury until the 1950s on an alcatrazlike island. I cant recall a juvenile home in a movie that wasnt hell on earth. Run with an iron fist by the ruthless warden bestyreren stellan skarsgard, the place is a model of senseless brutality where all those in charge seem driven to make their charges suffer for their perceived crimes, no matter how large or small. Written and directed by alistair mackay, its a slight, yet effective story of what happens when. In 1915, erling benjamin helstad and ivar magnus langlete are sent to the boys reform camp on bastoy island, under the stewardship of its governor, bestyreren stellan skarsgard, who assigns them to c dorm with its very watchful housefather, brathen kristoffer joner. Why are physical and mental cruelty considered to be rehabilitating.
Part of bamcinematek 2012 series 10 years of film movement. This time its the 2009 short film bale from the uk. Nov 17, 2011 based on real events, the script, set in 1915, shapes the story as a prison breakout film. On the island bastoy, located in the oslo fjord live a group of delinquent, young boys. King of devils island is a 2010 norwegian film directed by marius holst. On the island bastoy, located in the oslo fjord live a group of delinquent, young boys aged 11 to 18. The film premiered in norway on 17 december 2010 and was next shown at the international. The film premiered in norway on 17 december 2010 and was next shown at the international film festivals of sweden january 2011, rotterdam february 2011. The campus even looks like a penitentiary, with a separate building for solitary confinement set apart from the main buildings.
King of devils island is poetic story of friendship and adolescence in the bleak, cold and brutal 1915 bastoy. Moreover, its a story about the evil that grows in institutions sealed off from the rest of the world, and how powerful regimes may spiral out of control. Take king of devils island, a tale of a wintry boys prison on an island, shot in shades of chilly blue and gunmetal grey, which was a boxoffice hit in norway two years ago. Marius holst has made another good film about young boys coping with. This true story of the infamous bastoy boys home correctional facility in norway begins with the arrival of seventeenyearold erling, a rumored murderer. Released november 18th, 2011, king of devils island stars stellan skarsgard, kristoffer joner, ellen dorrit petersen, kimmo rajala the movie has a runtime of about 1 hr 52 min, and received a. King of devil s island is a slow and predictable movie that occasionally feels like a norwegian juvenile version of cool hand luke, as erling has definite problems with authority, trying to.
Based on a true story, in a not too distant past, king of devil s island is a timeless tale of injustice, repression and revolt. King of devils island hits the familiar plot points most prison films cherish escape attempts, riots, chase sequences, but hoists keen directing abilities prove that wornout film genres can be advanced with the right casting and setting. Sure enough king of devils island which is not, incidentally, the correct translation of the islands name is very sober, very dark, and very depressing, to an almost comical degree. Most impressive is the nuanced friendship that develops between erling, a rough and tumble bruiser. King of devil s island no light, no light by silvermagicship. King of devils island is a slow and predictable movie that occasionally feels like a norwegian juvenile version of cool hand luke, as erling has definite problems with authority, trying to. Located on the oslo fjord lies a home for delinquent youth, ages 11 to 18, in bastoy. Nonton film king of devils island 2010 banyak film yang bisa muncul di bioskop terkenal dan masuk ke dalam film box office dan menjadi film yang bisa menyedot animo masyrakat untuk menonton film ini, sehingga bisa membuat film ini menjadi film terlaris dan bisa membuat anda selalu ingin menonton film ini secara terus menerus. Nov 18, 2011 filmed in shades of blue and gray, the dour norwegian drama king of devils island evokes a bloodchilling climate of eternal winter. On the boys home bastoy, a new inmate leads the boys to a violent uprising against a brutal regime. Mar 05, 2012 based on remarkable true events in norway in 1915, king of devil s island tells an extraordinary story of friendship, loyalty and rebellion, set on a remote icebound island reform school. King of devils island comes with textbased cast and filmmaker bios and a trailer for the film, both on the dvd. Both boarding schools and detention centers seem to attract sadists among the inmates and the administrators, and theres always at least one sex offender on the staff. King of devil s island is an effective drama set in norway in 1915, where the mostly harmless boys are subjected to regimented punishment.
Located on an island in the oslo fjord, the bastoy boys home is a prison camp dedicated to turning maladjusted youth into honourable. In this true story, an inmate at a norwegian juvenile detention facility leads a violent insurrection against a cruel administrator and his regime. Devils island is featured in the plot of the dain curse 1928, a novel by dashiell hammett, the american mystery writer. When a new prisoner arrives erling ben helstand, his unrelenting passion to escape, prevail against repression, and rebel against authority figures immediately puts him in hot water. The smallest of the three iles du salut, about 10 miles 16 km from the mainland and the kourou river mouth, it is a narrow strip of land about 3,900 feet 1,200 m long and 1,320 feet 400 m broad, mostly covered by palm t. Most impressive is the nuanced friendship that develops between erling, a rough and tumble bruiser, and his repressed counterpart olav, their. Theres an impressive force to the performances and, amid the ice and snow, the film burns with a sense of injustice that deservedly made it a hit in norway. King of devils island norwayswedenpolandfrance production. King of devils island is a grim treatise on the origins of violence, with excellent performances from the largely unknown young cast. The rebellion is a fictionalised account of real events that occurred in 1915 as a group of young offenders fight against their strict rulers and harsh conditions. Set in an oppressive reform school on an isolated norwegian island in 1915, king of devils island offers an hourandahalf on unrelentingly grim drama.
N ishullin e bastoj s, ku banojn drameinel minoren, nj djalosh i ri do filloj nj revolt kund r regjimit brutal. So many of the incidents in the film, directed by marius holst, are familiar from prison and boysschool melodramas that king of devils island. Norwegian film king of devils island is a predictable prisonmovie set at a brutally run boys reform school. King of devils island 2011 stream and watch online. Filmed in shades of blue and gray, the dour norwegian drama king of devils island evokes a bloodchilling climate of eternal winter. Heart rendering true story about an uprising at a notorious correctional facility for juveniles on a norwegian island. Nov 14, 2011 king of devils island hits the familiar plot points most prison films cherish escape attempts, riots, chase sequences, but hoists keen directing abilities prove that wornout film genres can be advanced with the right casting and setting. Both boarding schools and detention centers seem to attract sadists among the inmates and the administrators, and there s always at least one sex offender on the staff. One of director marius holsts most acclaimed films and the winner of two norwegian oscars amanda awards for best film and best score. As with all of film movements discs, there is also a secondary short subject. As alliances in the institution slowly shift and the characters become aware of the gravity of their actions, king of devils island reveals itself as a. Based on remarkable true events in norway in 1915, king of devils island tells an extraordinary.
Filmed with a crisp clarity to match its sombre subject matter and frigid northern clime, king of devils island tells the story of a reallife rebellion at a norwegian prison camp in the early 20th century. Watch king of devils island 2011 full movie free online. Based on remarkable true events in norway in 1915, king of devils island tells an extraordinary story of friendship, loyalty and rebellion, set on a remote icebound island reform school. Devils island, rocky islet off the atlantic coast of french guiana. King of devils island is an effective drama set in norway in 1915, where the mostly harmless boys are subjected to regimented punishment. Kongen av bastoy is a 2010 film by marius holst, which dramatises the events surrounding a 1915 inmates revolt at bastoy reform school, an island prison for teenage boys. Sure enough king of devil s island which is not, incidentally, the correct translation of the island s name is very sober, very dark, and very depressing, to an almost comical degree. Our final recommendation for the first weekend and its playing next weekend as well is an awardwinning film about an uprising at a torturous boys school. A blend of scum and papillon set on a snowy norwegian island, this is based on a true story.
King of devils island wikipedia, the free encyclopedia king of devils island is a 2010 norwegian film directed by marius holst. King of devils island tells the story of bastoy, an early twentiethcentury juvenile detention camp and the struggles between the bastoy boys and their oppressive rulers. King of devils island is an accomplished nordic prison drama centring on an uprising at the unforgiving borstal on the bastoy prison island. Moreover, it s a story about the evil that grows in institutions sealed off from the rest of the world, and how powerful regimes may spiral out of control.
This norwegian film has echoes of lord of the flies in the way it depicts a society of troubled young men who rise up and take down the. The norwegian film king of devils island has been awarded with 7 international film awards in 2011. King of devil s island is poetic story of friendship and adolescence in the bleak, cold and brutal 1915 bastoy. Based on a true story, in a not too distant past, king of devils island is a timeless tale of injustice, repression and revolt. Fiery devils island an icy drama of resilience and resolve. I noticed this movie under the amazon prime feature and due to the fivestar rating. Its a snow covered, potent mixture of sleepers, shawshank redemption and lord of. A euforia film in norway release of a 4 12 fiksjonst. Memang film subtitle indonesia yang bagus adalah film yang. King of devils island joins the scrappy brotherhood of other european prison dramas, like a prophet and cell 211. Dec 17, 2010 king of devils island is a 2010 norwegian film directed by marius holst. Sep 24, 2018 italianfrench adventuredrama film written and directed by domenico paolella and starring guy madison and michele mercier.
Mar 16, 2012 take king of devils island, a tale of a wintry boys prison on an island, shot in shades of chilly blue and gunmetal grey, which was a boxoffice hit in norway two years ago. Kongen av bastoy is a 2010 frenchnorwegian action drama film directed by. Kongen av bastoy is a 2010 frenchnorwegian action drama film directed by marius holst. With benjamin helstad, trond nilssen, stellan skarsgard, kristoffer joner. Director marius holst gives equal attention to the film s sweeping landscapes and subtle character moments, allowing the tension between the inmates and their superiors to build naturally. From pretty much the moment it begins, director marius holst and cinematographer john andreas andersen coat everything in a thick sheen of glacial blues that. Dec 30, 2011 the norwegian film king of devils island has been awarded with 7 international film awards in 2011. This true story of the infamous bastoy boys home correctional facility in norway, begins with the arrival of seventeenyearold erling, a rumored murderer. The broad strokes of the plot will feel familiar to anybody who has seen a prison drama. Based on real events, the script, set in 1915, shapes the story as a prison breakout film.
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