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Devils island
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A dramatic black comedy about the lower-class citizens of reykjavik, iceland who made their homes in the abandoned bunkers of british and american soldiers after world war ii. A bittersweet examination of one familys trails and tribulations in the attempts to make the best of those difficult times on devils island. Filmed on location in iceland and based on a true story and the novel by einar gudmundsson. Reviews chicago sun-times 10/15/1997 ...Gorgeously shot, this naturalistic fable of a family frozen in dysfunction ends with a quiet miracle...Chicago sun-times 04/23/1999 ...Fridriksson graces the cinema of poverty rooted in italian neo-realism and the british kitchen-sink style with a delightfully weird twist...New york times 03/12/1999 ...[A] vividly realized, comic and pungent slice of life....It is created with admirable skill...Sight and sound 01/01/1998 ...Rambunctious energy....Magnus olafsson is very funny... Title: devils island category: foreign films actors: baltasar korm¬¨‚ŕűkur/ sigurveig jonsdottir directors: fridrik thor fridriksson upc: 72091752112 released: 07 05 2000 original release: 1996 studio: wellspring catalog #: flv5211 language: icelandicoriginal rating: not rated format: dvd [widescreen] color runtime: 6180 region:
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