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Devil's Island (1996)

Devil's Island (1996)

Drama Comedy
Release Date: 1996, October 3
Directors: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
Countries: Germany, Denmark, Iceland, Norway
Production: Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Zentropa Entertainments, Peter Rommel Productions, Filmhuset AS, ZDF/Arte
Cast: Ingvar E. Sigurðsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Sigurveig Jónsdóttir, Gísli Halldórsson, Sveinn Þórir Geirsson

Overview:

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.

Keywords:

based on novel or book poverty social outcast