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      Devil's Island

      Released Oct 3, 1996 1h 41m Comedy Drama List
      Reviews 64% Fewer than 50 Ratings Audience Score In 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. Read More Read Less

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      Audience Member a campy black comedy on how the influence of the american way of life made impact on an icelandic lower class society in the post-WW2 era. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 01/22/23 Full Review Read all reviews Post a rating

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      CSM Staff Christian Science Monitor Ambitious but uneven. Rated: 2/4 Mar 21, 2019 Full Review Emanuel Levy EmanuelLevy.Com Rated: 3/5 Jun 18, 2005 Full Review Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat Spirituality & Practice A wry black comedy that pokes fun at the destructive impact of Americanization upon one Icelandic family. Mar 13, 2002 Full Review Bryant Frazer Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus Rated: C Jan 1, 2000 Full Review Read all reviews

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      Synopsis In 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
      Screenwriter
      Einar Guðmundsson, Einar Kárason
      Distributor
      Artistic License
      Production Co
      Artistic License, Icelandic Film Corporation
      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