Devil's Island
Djöflaeyjan
Genre
Drama
Director
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Run time
1h 39min
Cast
Baltasar khjj, Gísli Halldórsson, Gudmundur Ólafsson, Halldóra Geirhardsdóttir, Ingvar E. Sigurdsson
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.
Genre
Drama
Director
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Run time
1h 39min
Cast
Baltasar khjj, Gísli Halldórsson, Gudmundur Ólafsson, Halldóra Geirhardsdóttir, Ingvar E. Sigurdsson
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.
Info
Rating
(none)
Production year
2011
Global distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
Local distributor
Pimedate Ööde Filmifestival MTÜ
In cinema
11/30/2011