Devil's Island
1996 · 1h 44m · N/A
Comedy, Drama
Directed by
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Overview
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.
Director and cast
- Fridrik Thor Fridriksson Director
- Baltasar Kormákur as Baddi
- Sigurveig Jónsdóttir as Karolina
- Gísli Halldórsson as Thomas
- Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir as Dolly
- Sveinn Þórir Geirsson as Danni
- Sveinn Geirsson as Danni
- Saga Jónsdóttir as Gógó
- Ingvar E. Sigurðsson Cast
- Geo von Krogh Cast
- Pálína Jónsdóttir Cast
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