Devil's Island (1996 film)
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Djöflaeyjan is a 1996
film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
. It is a dark comedy filmed in the Keflavik
area of South west Iceland
. The story depicts a group of otherwise homeless families living in barracks abandoned by the US Air Force after the Second World War. Themes that permeate the film are 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 is a mix of American pop, some performed in Icelandic and a haunting score by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson.
1996 in film
Major releases this year included Scream, Independence Day, Fargo, Trainspotting, The English Patient, Twister, Mars Attacks!, Jerry Maguire and a version of Evita starring Madonna.-Events:...
film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson
Friðrik Þór Friðriksson , sometimes credited as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, is an Icelandic film director....
. It is a dark comedy filmed in the Keflavik
Keflavík
Keflavík is a town in the Reykjanes region in southwest Iceland. In 2009 its population was of 8,169.In 1995 it merged with Njarðvík and Hafnir to form a municipality called Reykjanesbær with a population of 13,971 .- History :...
area of South west Iceland
Iceland
Iceland , described as the Republic of Iceland, is a Nordic and European island country in the North Atlantic Ocean, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge. Iceland also refers to the main island of the country, which contains almost all the population and almost all the land area. The country has a population...
. The story depicts a group of otherwise homeless families living in barracks abandoned by the US Air Force after the Second World War. Themes that permeate the film are 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 is a mix of American pop, some performed in Icelandic and a haunting score by Hilmar Örn Hilmarsson.
- Release date: 1996
- Director: Friðrik Þór FriðrikssonFriðrik Þór FriðrikssonFriðrik Þór Friðriksson , sometimes credited as Fridrik Thor Fridriksson, is an Icelandic film director....
- Film score: Hilmar Örn HilmarssonHilmar Örn HilmarssonHilmar Örn Hilmarsson , also known as HÖH , is a musician, an art director, and allsherjargoði of Ásatrúarfélagið ....
- Screenplay: Einar KárasonEinar KárasonEinar Kárason is an Icelandic writer. He has been a full-time writer since 1978. He started his career with poetry in literary magazines from 1978 to 1980. In 1981 he published his first novel. He is best known for Devil's Island, which was translated into English...
Cast
- Baltasar KormákurBaltasar KormákurBaltasar Kormákur is an Icelandic actor, theater and film director, and film producer. He is best known for directing the films 101 Reykjavík, Hafið, A Little Trip to Heaven , and a film based on the book Mýrin by Arnaldur Indriðason...
as Baddi - Gísli HalldórssonGísli HalldórssonGísli Halldórsson was an Icelandic actor of theatre, radio, film and television, and one of the most popular Icelandic actors of the late twentieth century...
as Thomas - Sigurveig Jónsdóttir as Karolina
- Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir as Dolly
- Guðmundur Ólafsson as Grettir
- Sveinn Geirsson as Danni