Plot Summary
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.
Movie Details
- Original Title
- Kongen av Bastøy
- Status
- released
- Original Language
- no
- Budget
- $10.0M
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Cast
Stellan Skarsgård
Bestyrer Håkon
Benjamin Helstad
Erling / C-19
Kristoffer Joner
Husfar Bråthen
Trond Nilssen
Olav / C-1
Morten Løvstad
Øystein
Daniel Berg
Johan
Odin Gineson Brøderud
Axel
Magnar Botten
Lillegutt
Magnus Langlete
Ivar / C-5
Markus
Brustad
Agnar Jeger Holst
Arne
Tommy Jakob Håland
Terje
Richard Safin
Eirik
Frank-Thomas Andersen
Bjarne
Martin Slaatto
Harald
Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Astrid
Ragnhild Vannebo
Commitee Chairman
Per Gørvell
Commitee Doctor
Kirsti Asskildt
Nurse
Julian Karlsson
Cabin boy
Production Companies
MACT Productions
4 1/2St Paul Film AB
Opus Film
