---
title: 'Devil''s Island (1996)'
type: 'film'
director: 'Friðrik Þór Friðriksson'
released: '1996-01-01'
runtime_minutes: 99
genres:
  - 'Drama'
countries:
  - 'Iceland'
canonical: 'https://cinepixo.com/movies/devils-island-1996'
review_count: 0
imdb: 'https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0116116/'
publisher: 'CinePixo'
---

# Devil's Island (1996)

1996 · 99 min · Drama · Iceland

Original title: Djöflaeyjan

## Synopsis

Devil's Island is a 1996 Icelandic film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson. It is a dark comedy filmed in the Grótta 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. It was the second highest-grossing film in Iceland, behind Titanic.

## Credits

- **Director:** [Friðrik Þór Friðriksson](https://cinepixo.com/people/fri-rik-or-fri-riksson)
- **Screenplay:** [Einar Kárason](https://cinepixo.com/people/einar-karason)
- **Director of Photography:** [Ari Kristinsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ari-kristinsson)

## Cast

- [Sigurður Sigurjónsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/sigur-ur-sigurjonsson)
- [Magnús Ólafsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/magnus-olafsson)
- [Margrét Ákadóttir](https://cinepixo.com/people/margret-akadottir)
- [Ævar Örn Jósepsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/var-orn-josepsson)
- [Halldóra Geirharðsdóttir](https://cinepixo.com/people/halldora-geirhar-sdottir)
- [Baltasar Kormákur](https://cinepixo.com/people/baltasar-kormakur)
- [Gísli Halldórsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/gisli-halldorsson)
- [Óskar Jónasson](https://cinepixo.com/people/oskar-jonasson)
- [Helga Braga Jónsdóttir](https://cinepixo.com/people/helga-braga-jonsdottir)
- [Ingvar Eggert Sigurðsson](https://cinepixo.com/people/ingvar-eggert-sigur-sson)

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