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King of devil's island / Film Movement, Euforia Film AS, & 4 1/2 Fiksjon AS in co-production with Opus Film, St. Paul Film, & Mact Productions present ; a film by Marius Holst ; producer, Karin Julsrud.
- Format:
- Video
- Language:
- English
- Norwegian
- Subjects (All):
- Christensen, Lars Saabye, 1953---Film adaptations.
- Christensen, Lars Saabye.
- Bølstad, Mette Marit--Film adaptations.
- Bølstad, Mette Marit.
- Christensen, Lars Saabye, 1953-.
- Bastøy (Institution)--Drama.
- Bastøy (Institution).
- Juvenile delinquents--Abuse of--Drama.
- Juvenile delinquents.
- Children--Institutional care--Norway--Drama.
- Children.
- Prison riots--Norway--Drama.
- Prison riots.
- Children--Institutional care.
- Juvenile delinquents--Abuse of.
- Norway.
- Genre:
- Feature films.
- Drama.
- Film adaptations.
- Video recordings.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (117 minutes)
- Other Title:
- Kongen av Bastoy
- Place of Publication:
- New York, NY : Film Movement, 2010.
- Language Note:
- In Norwegian with English subtitles.
- System Details:
- data file
- Summary:
- This true story of the infamous Bastøy Boys Home correctional facility in Norway, begins with the arrival of seventeen-year-old Erling, a rumored murderer. He immediately clashes with the island facility's governor (Stellan Skarsgård), who believes manual labor, rigid discipline, and harsh punishment are the only methods that can turn the boys into honorable members of society. Refusing to accept the constant abuse, Erling slowly rouses the rest of the boys out of their resigned existence, and encourages them to fight to lift up their spirits. When tragedy finally falls at the hand of the sadistic dorm master, Erling leads his comrades in a courageous and vicious rebellion that will bring them head to head with no less than the Norwegian Army.
- Participant:
- Stellan Skarsgard, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner, Trond Nilssen.
- Credits:
- Screen writers, Dennis Magnusson and Eric Schmid ; director of photography, John Andreas Andersen ; editor, Michal Leszczylowski ; composer, Johan Soderqvist.
- Notes:
- Title from resource description page (viewed June 24, 2016).
- Based on a story by Lars Saabye Christensen & Mette Marit Bølstad.
- Won 2011 Amanda Awards, Best Film
- Won 2011 Amanda Awards,Best Supporting Actor
- Won 2011 Amanda Awards, Best Score
- Nominated 2011 Amanda Awards, Best Actor
- Nominated 2011 Amanda Awards, Best Cinematography
- Nominated 2011 Amanda Awards, Best Production Design
- Nominated 2011 Amanda Awards, Best Visual Effects
- Nominated 2011 Amanda Awards, Best Sound Design
- Won 2011 Goteborg Film Festival, Nordic Vision Award
- Won 2011 Hamburg Film Festival, Art Cinema Award
- Won 2011 Kosmorama, Trondheim Internasjonale Filmfestival, Best Cinematography
- Won 2011 Lubeck Nordic Film Days, Audience Prize of the 'Lubecker Nachrichten' Best Film
- Won 2011 Lubeck Nordic Film Days, NDR Promotion Prize Best Feature
- Nominated 2013 Polish Film Awards, Eagle Best Production Design
- Other Format:
- Original version:
- OCLC:
- 890266954
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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