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.
Stars: Baltasar Kormákur, Sigurveig Jónsdóttir, Gísli Halldórsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Sveinn Þórir Geirsson, Saga Jónsdóttir
Crew: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson (Director), Einar Kárason (Writer), Ari Kristinsson (Director of Photography), Steingrímur Karlsson (Editor), Skule Eriksen (Editor), Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson (Music)
Country: Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Norway
Language: Íslenska
Studio: Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Zentropa Entertainments, Peter Rommel Productions, Filmhuset AS, ZDF/Arte
Runtime: 104 minutes
Quality: HD
Released: Oct 03, 1996
IMDb: 4.6
