King of Devil's Island (French: Les Révoltés de l'île du Diable), (Norwegian: Kongen av Bastøy) is a 2010 French-Norwegian action drama film directed by Marius Holst.[1] 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)[2] and during the Lübeck Nordic Film Days 2011. The story is based on true events that occurred at Bastøy Prison in Norway.[3]
At the Bastøy prison island for youths, the newest arrival, Erling "C19", soon becomes friends with Olav ("C1"). Under the rule of warden Håkon, Erling comes to terms with the harsh winter, the mistreatment by the staff, and the hated unit mandager Bråthen. Olav sees Bråthen molesting "C5", Ivar, a timid, shy boy in the laundry room. When he raises this with the warden, the boys are severely punished and C5 is reassigned to duties far away from Bråthen. However, after hearing that Bråthen expects him to be back in the laundry room later, Ivar drowns himself in the freezing waters on the beach.
Bråthen is apparently fired, to the overwhelming delight of the other boys. Olav is paroled and is planning to leave, but on the way to the departing boat, walks past Bråthen, who had been sent away on a shopping trip until Olav, the only witness to Ivar's rape, had left the island. Olav and Erling attack Bråthen in a fit of rage and they are locked in freezing solitary confinement as punishment. They are freed by Bjarne, one of the few Bastøy boys who has remained on the island as a caretaker.
Olav again pursues Bråthen, and the attack inspires a mass uprising. The boys ransack the prison and drive the staff away. Bråthen is repeatedly hanged in a barn, released and then beaten severely. The barn is in is set ablaze, but Erling drags him to safety. A navy ship is brought in and violently puts down the uprising. Olav and Erling manage to escape across a frozen fjord back to the mainland, but Erling falls through a gap in the ice close to shore and quickly freezes to death. Olav is shown later, older, as a member of a ship's crew, watching as they pass Bastøy island.
Although it is set in winter, the film is a fictionalized retelling of a rebellion among the youth at the Bastøy Reform School in May 1915. The reformatory was located on Bastøy Island in the Oslo fjord south of Horten municipality in the county of Vestfold in Norway. The Norwegian government purchased the island in 1898 for 95,000 kroner, and the reformatory opened in 1900.
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^Twitchfilm.com – Second trailer for Marius Holsts youth prison drama King of Devil's Island 8 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2. January 2010
king, devil, island, french, révoltés, île, diable, norwegian, kongen, bastøy, 2010, french, norwegian, action, drama, film, directed, marius, holst, film, premiered, norway, december, 2010, next, shown, international, film, festivals, sweden, january, 2011, r. King of Devil s Island French Les Revoltes de l ile du Diable Norwegian Kongen av Bastoy is a 2010 French Norwegian action drama film directed by Marius Holst 1 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 2 and during the Lubeck Nordic Film Days 2011 The story is based on true events that occurred at Bastoy Prison in Norway 3 King of Devil s IslandEnglish film poster Directed byMarius HolstWritten byDennis MagnussonProduced byKarin JulsrudStarringStellan SkarsgardBenjamin HelstadKristoffer JonerCinematographyJohn Andreas AndersenEdited byMichal LeszczylowskiMusic byJohan SoderqvistRelease dates17 December 2010 2010 12 17 Norway 23 November 2011 2011 11 23 France Running time115 min CountryFrance NorwayLanguagesNorwegian SwedishBudget54 million kr 6 4 million Shooting for King of Devil s Island took place mostly in Estonia 4 Contents 1 Plot 2 Cast 3 Historical background 4 References 5 External linksPlot editAt the Bastoy prison island for youths the newest arrival Erling C19 soon becomes friends with Olav C1 Under the rule of warden Hakon Erling comes to terms with the harsh winter the mistreatment by the staff and the hated unit mandager Brathen Olav sees Brathen molesting C5 Ivar a timid shy boy in the laundry room When he raises this with the warden the boys are severely punished and C5 is reassigned to duties far away from Brathen However after hearing that Brathen expects him to be back in the laundry room later Ivar drowns himself in the freezing waters on the beach Brathen is apparently fired to the overwhelming delight of the other boys Olav is paroled and is planning to leave but on the way to the departing boat walks past Brathen who had been sent away on a shopping trip until Olav the only witness to Ivar s rape had left the island Olav and Erling attack Brathen in a fit of rage and they are locked in freezing solitary confinement as punishment They are freed by Bjarne one of the few Bastoy boys who has remained on the island as a caretaker Olav again pursues Brathen and the attack inspires a mass uprising The boys ransack the prison and drive the staff away Brathen is repeatedly hanged in a barn released and then beaten severely The barn is in is set ablaze but Erling drags him to safety A navy ship is brought in and violently puts down the uprising Olav and Erling manage to escape across a frozen fjord back to the mainland but Erling falls through a gap in the ice close to shore and quickly freezes to death Olav is shown later older as a member of a ship s crew watching as they pass Bastoy island Cast editStellan Skarsgard as Hakon Benjamin Helstad as Erling C19 Trond Nilssen as Olav C1 Kristoffer Joner as Brathen Ellen Dorrit Petersen as Astrid Magnus Langlete as Ivar C5 Historical background editAlthough it is set in winter the film is a fictionalized retelling of a rebellion among the youth at the Bastoy Reform School in May 1915 The reformatory was located on Bastoy Island in the Oslo fjord south of Horten municipality in the county of Vestfold in Norway The Norwegian government purchased the island in 1898 for 95 000 kroner and the reformatory opened in 1900 References edit Twitchfilm com Second trailer for Marius Holsts youth prison drama King of Devil s Island Archived 8 September 2011 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 January 2010 IMDb entry Retrieved 2 February 2011 Official site for the production Archived 19 March 2012 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 2 February 2011 Review King of Devil s Island Variety 10 February 2011 External links editKongen av Bastoy at IMDb nbsp King of Devil s Island at Rotten Tomatoes Review at BeyondHollywood com 1 at The London Film Review Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title King of Devil 27s Island amp oldid 1154420039, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
