Devil's Island (1996)

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.

Release Date : Oct 03, 1996

Runtime : 1h 44m

Genre : Drama  Comedy  

Companies : Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Zentropa Entertainments, Peter Rommel Productions, Filmhuset AS, ZDF/Arte

Countries : Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Norway

Keywords : based on novel or book, poverty, social outcast