Based on a true story: Norwegian winter, early 20th century. On the island Bastoy, located in the Oslo fjord live a group of delinquent, young boys aged 11 to 18. The boys daily, sadistic regime is run by the guards and the principal who bestow both mental and physical abuse on them. Instead of the boys being straightened out with education they end up being used as cheap, manual labor. The boys attempt to survive by adapting to their inhumane conditions. One day a new boy, E... (Full plot summary below)
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Based on a true story: Norwegian winter, early 20th century. On the island Bastoy, located in the Oslo fjord live a group of delinquent, young boys aged 11 to 18. The boys daily, sadistic regime is run by the guards and the principal who bestow both mental and physical abuse on them. Instead of the boys being straightened out with education they end up being used as cheap, manual labor. The boys attempt to survive by adapting to their inhumane conditions. One day a new boy, Erling (17), arrives with his own agenda; how to escape from the island. How far is he willing to go in order to get his freedom?
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| AALBC.comKam WilliamsA bittersweet reminder that despite the debate surrounding the easy availability of Ritalin and Adderall, we've still come a long way from some less-enlightened methods of dealing with rebellious adolescents with attention-deficit issues. |
| Urban CinefileAndrew L. UrbanHonest and authentic, the filmmaker takes his subject seriously and gives us a complex and thought provoking film |
| 2UE That Movie ShowBlake HowardKing of Devil's Island is poetic story of friendship and adolescence in the bleak, cold and brutal 1915 Bastoy. It's a snow covered, potent mixture of Sleepers, Shawshank Redemption and Lord of the Flies. |
| ABC Radio (Australia)CJ JohnsonThe true events on which the film are based are wonderfully stranger than fiction, and by the end of the film I was deeply moved and thrilled by what I had seen. |
| Los Angeles TimesRobert Abele[An] austere and occasionally stirring yarn. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertThe film plays well, and is involving, but in one form or another, this is a story often told. |
| Urban CinefileLouise KellerEscape might be top of mind for the rebellious new recruit as he is inducted into a society intent on crushing every ounce of self-respect, but it is the relationships that evolve that become the film's beating heart |
| San Francisco ChronicleWalter V. Addiego"King of Devil's Island" is surprisingly effective, and affecting, given the familiarity of its material. |
| New York PostV.A. MusettoHolst gives the proceedings a fresh look, thanks to sturdy acting, direction and cinematography. |
| Film-Forward.comKent TurnerBest of all, the movie saves the most tense action sequence for last, a chase scene that would have made D. W. Griffith proud |
