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Devil's Island

Play trailer Poster for Devil's Island 1996,  1h 41m,  Comedy/ Drama Play Trailer Watchlist
Watchlist - - 7 Reviews Tomatometer 64% Fewer than 50 Ratings Popcornmeter
Tomatometer 7 Reviews 64% Popcornmeter Fewer than 50 Ratings
In the 1950s, Iceland, brothers Baddi (Baltasar Kormákur) and Danni (Svein Geirsson) live in an abandoned American military facility, prisoners of their low social status. But the outside world intrudes into their isolated community when Baddi returns from a trip to the U.S. with Elvis Presley hair, a leather jacket and a roaring red Chevrolet. Now a celebrity, Baddi marries the girl his brother loves. It breaks Danni's heart, but drives him to escape the shantytown by becoming a pilot.

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David Gritten Daily Telegraph (UK) Sep 24, 2025
Engaging, funny and sad. Go to Full Review
Matthew Sweet Independent on Sunday Sep 24, 2025
An untidy, enthralling and frequently hilarious string of anecdotes about the Tomasson family. Go to Full Review
Philip French Observer (UK) Sep 24, 2025
The picture is unflinching in its depiction of the squalor in which the Tomassons live, but Fredriksson's wry respect for their resilience and will to survive prevents it from being merely depressing. Go to Full Review
CSM Staff Christian Science Monitor Mar 21, 2019
2/4
Ambitious but uneven. Go to Full Review
Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Jun 18, 2005
3/5
Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice Mar 13, 2002
A wry black comedy that pokes fun at the destructive impact of Americanization upon one Icelandic family. Go to Full Review
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Cast & Crew

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Friðrik Þór Friðriksson

Director

Baltasar Kormákur

Baddi

Sigurveig Jonsdottir

Karolina

Gisli Halldorsson

Thomas

Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson

Grjóni

Margrét Ákadóttir

Fía

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Movie Info

Synopsis In the 1950s, Iceland, brothers Baddi (Baltasar Kormákur) and Danni (Svein Geirsson) live in an abandoned American military facility, prisoners of their low social status. But the outside world intrudes into their isolated community when Baddi returns from a trip to the U.S. with Elvis Presley hair, a leather jacket and a roaring red Chevrolet. Now a celebrity, Baddi marries the girl his brother loves. It breaks Danni's heart, but drives him to escape the shantytown by becoming a pilot.
Director
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Producer
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson, Peter Aalbæk Jensen, Peter Rommel, Egil Ødegård
Screenwriter
Einar Guðmundsson, Einar Karason
Distributor
Artistic License
Production Co
Icelandic Film Corporation, Artistic License
Genre
Comedy, Drama
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Oct 3, 1996, Original
Box Office (Gross USA)
$12.3K
Runtime
1h 41m
Sound Mix
Dolby Digital
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