Cinema: Film Details

The King of Devil's Island (12A)
Kongen Av Bastoy

Marius Holst | Norway/France/Sweden/Poland | 2010 | 116mins | Stellan Skarsgård, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner


Film Times

Tues 21 Aug -6.30pm
Weds 22 Aug -6.30pm
Thurs 23 Aug – 6.30pm

 

The King Of Devils Island

Description

Based on true events, this icy thriller is set in the notoriously brutal Bastøy Boys Home in Norway, as 17-year-old Erling arrives. A rumoured murderer, he immediately clashes with the facility's governor (Stellan Skarsgård) who believes harsh punishment is the only way to rehabilitate the Home's inmates.

 

But he hasn't reckoned on Erling's spirit. Rousing his fellow prisoners out of their resigned existence, Erling encourages them to fight anew for their rights. 

 

"Brooding and evocative" Village Voice

 

Tickets


Full £7
Concessions £6
GulbCard Members £5
Students £4
GulbCard Students £3.50 (only available over the counter)

 

Subtitled screening- Norwegian with English Subtitles

 

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