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.
CountryNorway / France / Sweden / Poland
Runtime1 hour 56 minutes
Production year2010
Online premiere29 June 2012
World premiere16 December 2010
Release date
23 November 2011
France
29 March 2012
Germany
12
29 June 2012
Great Britain
12
8 December 2011
Greece
Κ-12
8 December 2011
Netherlands
12
16 December 2010
Norway
12
19 October 2012
Spain
16
20 December 2010
USA
Also known as
Kongen av Bastøy, King of Devil's Island, Bastøy, Der König von Bastøy, Flykten från Bastöy, Inferno na Ilha, KráL Z Ostrova Bastøy, Król wyspy skazańców, Kuradisaare kuningas, L'illa dels oblidats, La isla de los olvidados, Les révoltés de l'île du diable, Les Révoltés de l'île du diable, Ördögsziget, Regele de pe Insula Diavolului, Şeytan Adasının Kralı, Velniu salos karalius, Wyspa skazańców, Βασιλιάς σε μια κόλαση, Король острова Диявола, Король чёртова острова, Кралят на Бастой, Краљ ђавољег острва, 孤島の王