Released:
1996-10-03

Overview:
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.

Director:
Fridrik Thor Fridriksson

Runtime:
1h 44min

Genre:
Drama, Comedy

• Cast:
• 
  Baltasar Kormákur
  as
  Baddi
• 
  Sigurveig Jónsdóttir
  as
  Karolina
• 
  Gísli Halldórsson
  as
  Thomas
• 
  Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir
  as
  Dolly
• 
  Sveinn Þórir Geirsson
  as
  Danni