Drama, Action | 2010-12-16 | Norway, France, Sweden, Poland

7.2 / 10

117 min.

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.

MACT Productions

4 1/2

St Paul Film AB

Opus Film