Devil's Island (Djöflaeyjan) 27 years old

Devil's Island

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.

Credits

Devil's Island Cast

Name Character
Baltasar Kormákur He was 33, now 58 years old
Pálína Jónsdóttir She was 30, now 55 years old
Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson He was 35, now 60 years old
Gísli Halldórsson He was 72, 71 years old when he died

Devil's Island Crew

Name Department
Einar Kárason as Writer. He was 44 (now 69) years old Writing
Devil's Island poster
Devil's Island (27 years)

  • Release day: Thursday, October 03, 1996
  • Runtime: 104 minutes