10.31.2011

Kristoffer Joner- King of Devil's Island (Kongen av Bastøy)


 
     
2010 King of Devil’s Island (Kongen av Bastøy)
Original story by Lars Saabye Christensen, Mette M. Bostad
Screenplay: Dennis Magnusson, Eric Schmid
Director: Marius Holst
Production: 41/2 Films, Mact.fr, St. Paul Film.se, Opus Film.pl, Council of Europe Eurimages
Actors: Kristoffer Joner, Morten Løvstad, Stellan Skarsgård, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Kimmo Rajala, Benjamin Helstad, Magnus Langlete, Trond Nilssen
Genre: Drama
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  • Based on actual events. In 1915, there was an uprising among the inmates at the Bastøy Boys Reform School in Norway. (Bastøy Island, fjord Olso) Weary of the harsh conditions and cruel regime, a new inmate leads the boys into violence that ends with the Norwegian Army. Strong performances from Stellan Skarsgård (The corrupt Governor Bestyreren) and Kristoffer Joner (pedophile dorm master Bråthen.) Stunning cinematography, exteriors were shot in Estonia. (Baltics, Northern Europe)
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