Devil's Island

Released
1996
1h 44min
10 votes
DramaComedy

Synopsis

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.

Détails techniques

Titre original

Djöflaeyjan

Langue originale

IS

Langues parlées

Icelandic

Production

Compagnies de production

Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan

Zentropa Entertainments

Peter Rommel Productions

Filmhuset AS

ZDF/Arte

Pays de production

Denmark

Germany

Iceland

Norway

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Mots-clés

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