Devil's Island(1996)

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, Comedy

Director: Friðrik Þór Friðriksson

Actors: Baltasar Kormákur, Gísli Halldórsson, Sigurveig Jónsdóttir, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Sveinn Geirsson, Guðmundur Ólafsson, Ingvar Sigurdsson, Magnús Ólafsson, Pálína Jónsdóttir, Saga Jónsdóttir

Release date: 1996-10-03

Country of origin: Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Norway

Length: 1h 44m

Ratings:

• 7.2/10