- HD 1080
- Runtime: 104m.
- Status: Released
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- Languages: is
- Country: Denmark, Germany, Iceland, Norway
- Director: Fridrik Thor Fridriksson
- Stars: Baltasar Kormákur, Sigurveig Jónsdóttir, Gísli Halldórsson, Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir, Sveinn Þórir Geirsson
- keywords: based on novel or book, poverty, social outcast
- Production_studio: Íslenska kvikmyndasamsteypan, Zentropa Entertainments, Peter Rommel Productions, Filmhuset AS, ZDF/Arte
- The Devil's Island is featured in the top rankings of 1996
- #67 in Top Comedy Movies of 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.