Based on a true story: Norwegian winter, 1915. On the island Bastøy, outside Oslo, a group of young boys aged 11 to 18, are held in an institution for delinquent youth, notorious for its sadistic regime. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives, determined to escape from the island. After a tragic incident, he ends up leading the boys in a violent uprising. When the boys manage to take over the island, 150 soldiers are sent in to restore order.
Stellan Skarsgård Benjamin Helstad Kristoffer Joner Trond Nilssen Morten Løvstad Daniel Berg Odin Gineson Brøderud Magnar Botten Magnus Langlete Markus Agnar Jeger Holst Tommy Jakob Håland Richard Safin Frank-Thomas Andersen Martin Slaatto Ellen Dorrit Petersen Ragnhild Vannebo Per Gørvell Kirsti Asskildt Julian Karlsson Kimmo Rajala
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