Synopsis
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.
Ratings
IMDb7.2/10
12 audience votes
Key crew
- Fridrik Thor FridrikssonDirector
- Einar KárasonWriter
Cast
- Baltasar KormákurBaddi
- Sigurveig JónsdóttirKarolina
- Gísli HalldórssonThomas
- Halldóra GeirharðsdóttirDolly
- Sveinn GeirssonDanni
- Saga JónsdóttirGógó
- Ingvar E. SigurðssonGrjóni
- Geo von KroghCast
- Guðrún GísladóttirCast
- Sigurður SigurjónssonCast
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Themes
based on novel or bookpovertysocial outcast