Hammer of Doom and Bad Eye both recommended King of Devil's Island. I gave it a watch tonight and was pretty stoked on it.
It's a Norwegian tale based on true events in 1915. There's a reform school for troubled young lads who can avoid prison by doing a stint on this fucked up island. As you can imagine, the authority running the island don't exactly have the boys' best interest in heart all the time. Shit hits the fan and almost a hundred years later there's a film about what went down.
It was actually not as heavy as I thought it was going to be. Don't get me wrong, it's heavy, but thankfully it wasn't overly brutal. It didn't need to go there. You don't always need a cerebral and visceral pummeling.
Great acting. Good overall aesthetic. No complaints on any front.
Dig this.
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