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.
DramaThrillerCrimeActionsuicideislandsexual abuseescapeforced labourbased on true storyriotnorwaybeatingpunishmenthumiliationreform school
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- Stellan SkarsgårdBestyrer Håkon
- Benjamin HelstadErling / C-19
- Kristoffer JonerHusfar Bråthen
- Trond NilssenOlav / C-1
- Morten LøvstadØystein
- Daniel BergJohan
- Odin Gineson BrøderudAxel
- Magnar BottenLillegutt
- Magnus LangleteIvar / C-5
- MarkusBrustad
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- Marius HolstDirector
- Dennis MagnussonScreenplay
- Eric SchmidScreenplay
- John Andreas AndersenDirector of Photography
- Johan SöderqvistOriginal Music Composer
- Michał LeszczyłowskiEditor
- Karin JulsrudProducer
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