Norwegian winter, 1915. On an Island outside Oslo, a group of young boys are held in a sadistic institution for delinquent youth. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives. He is determined to escape from the island. After a tragic incident, Erling ends up leading the boys in a violent uprising…

A tale of communal imprisonment in Norway on the island of Bastoy, Marius Holst’s film is a gripping portrait of brotherhood and unified resistance against spatial, psychological and social oppression. Co-starring the great Stellan Skarsgård.