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Devil's Island
Devil's Island

Devil's Island

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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.

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Budget

$--

Revenue

$--

Status

Released

Original Language

Icelandic

Runtime

104 mins

Rating

6.4/10

Release Date

03 October 1996

Country

Denmark

Cast

Baltasar Kormákur

Baltasar Kormákur

Baddi

Sigurveig Jónsdóttir

Sigurveig Jónsdóttir

Karolina

Gísli Halldórsson

Gísli Halldórsson

Thomas

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir

Dolly

Sveinn Þórir Geirsson

Sveinn Þórir Geirsson

Danni

Saga Jónsdóttir

Saga Jónsdóttir

Gógó

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Ingvar E. Sigurðsson

Grjóni

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