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.

• DirectorMarius Holst
• Release16 December 2010
• Genre
  Drama / Action
• Duration1h 57m
• Budget$10,000,000
• Revenue?
• Rate
  

  7.118
  263 reviews
• Productions

  MACT Productions, 4 1/2, St Paul Film AB, Opus Film