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.
Stellan Skarsgård
Benjamin Helstad
Kristoffer Joner
Trond Nilssen
Morten Løvstad
Daniel Berg
Odin Gineson Brøderud
Magnar Botten
Magnus Langlete
Markus
Agnar Jeger Holst
Tommy Jakob Håland
Richard Safin
Frank-Thomas Andersen
Martin Slaatto
Ellen Dorrit Petersen
Ragnhild Vannebo
Per Gørvell
Kirsti Asskildt
Julian Karlsson
Kimmo Rajala