Devil's Island

Devil's Island

6.4

1996-10-03

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.

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Devil's Island

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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.

Released

1996-10-03

Runtime

104

Director

Ari Kristinsson

Budget

$0

Revenue

$0

Genres

Drama

Comedy

Language

Íslenska

Production

Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan

Zentropa Entertainments

Peter Rommel Productions

Filmhuset AS

ZDF/Arte

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    Baltasar Kormákur

    Baltasar Kormákur
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    Sigurveig Jónsdóttir

    Sigurveig Jónsdóttir
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    Gísli Halldórsson

    Gísli Halldórsson
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    Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

    Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
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    Sveinn Þórir Geirsson

    Sveinn Þórir Geirsson
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    Saga Jónsdóttir

    Saga Jónsdóttir
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    Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

    Ingvar E. Sigurðsson