STORY
Norwegian winter, 1915. On the island Bastøy, outside Oslo, a group of young boys aged 11 to 18, are held in an institution for delinquent youth, notorious for its sadistic regime. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives, determined to escape from the island. After a tragic incident, he ends up leading the boys in a violent uprising. When the boys manage to take over the island, 150 soldiers are sent in to restore order.
CAST & CREW
- Stellan Skarsgård
- Benjamin Helstad
- Kristoffer Joner
- Trond Nilssen
- Morten Løvstad
Cast
- Marius Holst
- Pål Sletaune
- Margit Korbe
- Steffen Lefort
- Marcin Łomnicki
Directors
INFORMATION
- MACT Productions
- 4 1/2
- St Paul Film AB
- Opus Film
Production Companies
- Norway
- France
- Sweden
- Poland
Production Countries
LANGUAGES
- Norwegian
- Swedish