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

 

     

2010 Kongen av Bastøy (King of Devil’s Island)

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

Distributors: Euforia Film, Film Movement us, Film Movement.ca

Actors: Kristoffer Joner, Morten Løvstad, Stellan Skarsgård, Ellen Dorrit Petersen, Kimmo Rajala, Benjamin Helstad, Magnus Langlete, Trond Nilssen

Genre: Drama

• 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)
• Official Website, Facebook
• Trailers/ Featurettes (English Subtitles) YouTube
• DVD Region 1 (US) NTSC Format (Language: Norwegian- English Subtitles)  

Articles/ Interviews

• 2010 Dagbladet.no Fy faen, kanskje jeg skal vurdere et annet yrke. Skuespiller Kristoffer Joner er redd for å bli utkonkurrert av unge amatører. English- Damn, maybe I should consider another occupation.
• 2010 Filmfront.no- Intervjuet Kristoffer Joner. English Cast interview Kristoffer Joner

Film Festivals

International Film Festival Rotterdam, Göteborg International Film Festival, Mostra de Valencia, New Films from Norway-Film Society of Lincoln Center, New York, Kristiansand International Children's Film Festival, Seattle International Film Festival, Transilvania International Film Festival, Edinburgh International Film Festival, Giffoni Film Festival, Fantasia International Film Festival, New Horizons International Film Festival, Filmfest Hamburg, Flanders International Film Festival Ghent, Mumbai International Film Festival, Molodist - Kiev International Film Festival, Nordic Film Days Lübeck, Arras International Film Festival, European Film Forum Scanorama, Bangalore International Film Festival, Nordic Lights Film Festival

Nominations/ Awards

• Norwegian Film Festivall/ Haugesund 2011 Amanda Awards Best Norwegian Film in Theatrical Release, Amanda Prize- Best Supporting Actor- Trond Nilssen and Best Musical Score- Johan Søderqvist
• Palmera De Oro prize (Golden Palm) for Best Film of the Year Mostra de Valencia Spain
• Kodak Nordic Vision Award Göteborg International Film Festival/ Scandinavia. YouTube Video 
• Silver Klumpen (Silver Lump) Award/ Norway
• Audience Award for Best Picture Mapfre Festival de Cinema 4+1 Film Festival
• NDR Award for Best Feature Film Nordic Film Days Lübeck