Devil's Island (1996 film)
| Devil's Island | |
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| Directed by | Friðrik Þór Friðriksson |
| Written by | Einar Kárason |
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| Music by | Björgvin Helgi Halldórsson Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson |
Release date |
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Running time | 99 minutes |
| Country | Iceland |
| Language | Icelandic |
| Box office | ISK 55 million[1] |
Devil's Island (
The film's themes include an ambivalence towards America and Americans, poverty and the accompanying social stigma, superstition and the spirit world, and a destructive family dynamic. The sound-track combines American pop (some of it performed in Icelandic) and a score by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson.
Cast
- Baltasar Kormákur as Baddi
- Gísli Halldórsson as Thomas
- Sigurveig Jónsdóttir as Karolina
- Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir as Dolly
- Guðmundur Ólafsson as Grettir
- Sveinn Geirsson as Danni
Reception
The film opened at number one at the Icelandic box office and went on to be the highest-grossing Icelandic film of all time and the second highest-grossing film in Iceland behind Titanic with a gross of 55 million Icelandic króna ($770,000) from 75,000 admissions.[1]
See also
- List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
- List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
- ^ a b c Buddrus, Petra (7 January 2000). "Icelandic Angels". Screen International. p. 51.
- ^ Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
- ^ "39 Countries Hoping for Oscar Nominations". Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. 13 November 1996. Archived from the original on 9 February 1999. Retrieved 5 October 2015.
External links
- Devil's Island at IMDb
- 'Djöflaeyjan rís': article in Morgunblaðinu 1996
- 'Braggadagar': article in Morgunblaðinu 1996
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