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King of Devil's Island

2010 · 117 min · Director: Marius Holst ★ IMDb 7.4 · 20,880 ratings

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Based on a true story: Norwegian winter, early 20th century. On the island Bastoy, located in the Oslo fjord live a group of delinquent, young boys aged 11 to 18. The boys daily, sadistic regime is run by the guards and the principal who bestow both mental and physical abuse on them. Instead of the boys being straightened out with education they end up being used as cheap, manual labor. The boys attempt to survive by adapting to their inhumane conditions. One day a new boy, Erling (17), arrives with his own agenda; how to escape from the island. How far is he willing to go in order to get his freedom?

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King of Devil's Island (2010) — Movie. Top emotional signals: Sadness 30%, Anxiety 25%, Inspiration 20%. Source: AI estimate. Shares describe emotional signal, not percentages of people. Your experience may differ. How we measure

  1. Relief10%

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The strongest emotional signals are Sadness, Anxiety, Inspiration. Genres: Drama. AI estimate.

Is it worth watching?

Consider this title if you are looking for Sadness, Anxiety and Inspiration. Its IMDb rating of 7.4/10 suggests a generally positive audience reception. For these leading emotions, its Feel Score is 72/100.

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Emotional journey

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  • Sadness
  • Tension
  • Empathy

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Dominant emotion: Tension

Dominant emotion: Empathy

Dominant emotion: Disturbing

Dominant emotion: Sadness

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Tension
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Dominant emotion

Intensity dips around 3 %, then peaks around 48 %, then eases around 57 %.Ending hidden

Emotional journey
%Approximate minuteDominant emotionOverall intensitySadnessTensionEmpathy
2.5 %≈ 3′Tension43 %22 %40 %27 %
7.5 %≈ 9′Tension48 %21 %45 %34 %
12.5 %≈ 15′Tension55 %28 %51 %44 %
17.5 %≈ 20′Empathy55 %35 %50 %48 %
22.5 %≈ 26′Empathy51 %36 %46 %46 %
27.5 %≈ 32′Empathy55 %39 %50 %50 %
32.5 %≈ 38′Empathy65 %45 %60 %57 %
37.5 %≈ 44′Tension71 %48 %64 %59 %
42.5 %≈ 50′Disturbing78 %57 %61 %64 %
47.5 %≈ 56′Sadness84 %74 %59 %71 %
52.5 %≈ 61′Sadness80 %74 %57 %68 %
57.5 %≈ 67′Sadness66 %59 %51 %56 %
62.5 %≈ 73′Sadness61 %50 %48 %53 %
67.5 %≈ 79′Disturbing71 %46 %60 %54 %
72.5 %≈ 85′Tension76 %32 %71 %43 %
77.5 %≈ 91′Tension75 %19 %73 %31 %
82.5 %≈ 97′Tension75 %15 %73 %32 %
87.5 %≈ 102′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence
92.5 %≈ 108′Sadness75 %70 %25 %65 %
97.5 %≈ 114′Not enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidenceNot enough subtitle evidence

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Cast

BH
Benjamin Helstad

Stellan Skarsgård

Bestyrer Håkon

TN
Trond Nilssen

Kristoffer Joner

Husfar Bråthen

ML
Morten Løvstad

Øystein

DB
Daniel Berg

Johan

OG
Odin Gineson Brøderud

Axel

MB
Magnar Botten

Lillegutt

ML
Magnus Langlete

Ivar / C-5

M
Markus

Brustad

AJ
Agnar Jeger Holst

Arne

TJ
Tommy Jakob Håland

Terje

RS
Richard Safin

Eirik

FA
Frank-Thomas Andersen

Bjarne

MS
Martin Slaatto

Harald

RV
Ragnhild Vannebo

Commitee Chairman

PG
Per Gørvell

Commitee Doctor

KA
Kirsti Asskildt

Nurse

JK
Julian Karlsson

Cabin boy

Details

Directed by
Marius Holst
Written by
Mette M. Bølstad, Lars Saabye Christensen, Dennis Magnusson, Eric Schmid
Type
Movies
Released
2010
Runtime
117 min
Country
Norway, France, Sweden, Poland
Genres
Drama
Ratings
★ IMDb 7.4 · 20,880 ratings
Feels mostly
Sadness
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