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Devil's Island (1996 film)
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Wikipedia article
'Devil's Island' is a 1996 Icelandic film directed by Fririk r Fririksson. It is a dark comedy filmed in the Grtta area of South west Iceland. The story depicts a group of otherwise homeless families living in barracks abandoned by the US Air Force after the Second World War. The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards, but was not accepted as a nominee.Margaret Herrick Library, Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences
The film's themes include an ambivalence towards America and Americans, poverty and the accompanying social stigma, superstition and the spirit world, and a destructive family dynamic. The sound-track combines American pop (some of it performed in Icelandic) and a score by Hilmar rn Hilmarsson.
Cast
*Baltasar Kormkur as Baddi
*Gsli Halldrsson as Thomas
*Sigurveig Jnsdttir as Karolina
*Halldra Geirharsdttir as Dolly
*Gumundur lafsson as Grettir
*Sveinn Geirsson as Danni
See also
* List of submissions to the 69th Academy Awards for Best Foreign Language Film
* List of Icelandic submissions for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film
References
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