Starring: Stellan Skarsgard, Benjamin Helstad, Kristoffer Joner, Trond Nilssen
Director: Marius Holst
Running Time: 116 mins
Certificate: 12
Release Date: October 29th 2012

I wonder if anyone has ever made a movie where young people in a children’s home or reformatory were treated well and only punished to the extent they deserved,  in an environment that can help them become well-adjusted members of society. King Of Devil’s Island doesn’t just have a brutal borstal, but it’s also set on an island, and groups of people stuck together on an island never bodes well in the movies either. However while it may therefore sound like the film is merely mining movie chestnuts, it’s actually based on a true story. [Read more…]