Devil's Island (1996)

Devil's Island is a bitter sweet tale of Iceland in the fifties. Life is rough in Reykjavik's post-war slum of Camp Thule, where the abandoned US military barracks have been turned into makeshift homes. Struggling wives and their hard-working husbands try to make ends meet. The younger generation dreams of dollars, Rock'n'Roll and the American way of life. To celebrate or to drown their misery - they're never short of a good reason to booze. Devil's Island vividly depicts the everyday life of a wacky family, their neighbours and friends and shows how some of their dreams come true and others don't.

Released Oct. 3, 1996 104 min 15+

Genres: Comedy, Drama

Keywords: tmdb.based-on-novel-or-book, tmdb.poverty, tmdb.social-outcast, imdb.barracks, imdb.reference-to-elvis-presley, imdb.unsubtitled-foreign-language, imdb.dysfunctional-family + 23 more, imdb.post-world-war-two, imdb.grave, imdb.aviation, imdb.reykjavik-iceland, imdb.television, imdb.party, imdb.christmas, imdb.wedding, imdb.prison-camp, imdb.1950s, imdb.alcohol, imdb.iceland, imdb.rock-music, imdb.lower-class-conflict, imdb.brother, imdb.based-on-true-story, imdb.based-on-novel, imdb.family-relationships, imdb.female-nudity, imdb.new-year-s-eve, imdb.new-year-s, soundmix.dolby-digital, aspectratio.1-66-1