(Kongen av Bastøy)
Marius Holst
Norwegian winter, early 20th century. On the island Bastoy, located in the Oslo fjord live a group of delinquent, young boys aged 11 to 18. The boys’ daily, sadistic regime is run by the guards and the principal who bestow both mental and physical abuse on them. Instead of the boys being straightened out with education they end up being used as cheap, manual labour. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives with his own agenda; to escape from the island. How far is he willing to go in order to get his freedom?
Festivals: Göteborg 2011
Director
Marius Holst
Cast
Stellan Skarsgård
Kristoffer Joner
Benjamin Helstad
Trond Nilssen
Country
Norway, France, Poland, Sweden
Running time
12h:00m
Section
TIFF Edition