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By Andrew L. Urban (972) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 27 Apr 2012

Honest and authentic, the filmmaker takes his subject seriously and gives us a complex and thought provoking film…

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By Louise Keller (804) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 27 Apr 2012

Escape might be top of mind for the rebellious new recruit as he is inducted into a society intent on crushing every ounce of self-respect,…

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By Hadley S (11) on 15 Apr 2012

Wow. Awesome under the radar movie. It's in Norwegian, but has a well known actor in it. Worth reading the subtitles to see this film…

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By Jean H (32) on 09 Apr 2012

Great movie, can't be recommended enough…

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By Bruce Demara (410) for Toronto Star (3,601) on 15 Mar 2012

Skarsgard is riveting throughout as a man whose high morality is steeped in hypocrisy and whose mask of civility easily slips, when challenged,…

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By Andy Klein (675) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 03 Feb 2012

For the first half, the pacing is slow and unfocused; the second half is more engrossing but still entirely predictable…

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By Robert Abele (1,309) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 03 Feb 2012

[An] austere and occasionally stirring yarn…

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By Roger Ebert (5,190) for Chicago Sun-Times (7,580) on 19 Jan 2012

The film plays well, and is involving, but in one form or another, this is a story often told…

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By Mike V (837) on 09 Jan 2012

Despite the horrible conditions that the boys in this story experienced, this was not simply a one-note downer of a movie…

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By Familiar S (393) on 05 Jan 2012

Don't know what part of it is true and what's not, but it's a been-there-seen-it-all plot…

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By Walter V. Addiego (363) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 05 Jan 2012

King of Devil's Island is surprisingly effective, and affecting, given the familiarity of its material…

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By Miruna . (83) on 25 Dec 2011

La tÃtpica historia de una carcel, bien contada…

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By Daisy M (299) on 21 Dec 2011

Kongen av Bastøy was based on actual events that happened on the Bastøy correctional facility for difficult boys, back in 1915.The story…

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By Michael O'sullivan (1,712) for Washington Post (9,851) on 16 Dec 2011

As the stone-faced and venal governor, Skarsgard is excellent. So is Helstad as Erling, the film's strong, if tragic hero…

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By Kam Williams (1,272) for AALBC.com (174) on 21 Nov 2011

A bittersweet reminder that despite the debate surrounding the easy availability of Ritalin and Adderall, we've still come a long way from…

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By V.a. Musetto (698) for New York Post (6,650) on 19 Nov 2011

Holst gives the proceedings a fresh look, thanks to sturdy acting, direction and cinematography…

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By Kent Turner (504) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 18 Nov 2011

Best of all, the movie saves the most tense action sequence for last, a chase scene that would have made D. W. Griffith proud…

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By Louis Proyect (533) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 18 Nov 2011

Not the first film ever made about a prison revolt, but one of the best I have seen in years…

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By Stephen Holden (1,707) for New York Times (5,786) on 17 Nov 2011

Its refusal to adopt a single point of view may be conceptually ambitious, but it keeps the drama unfocussed, and slightly off balance…

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By Michael Atkinson (678) for Village Voice (8,525) on 15 Nov 2011

A brooding, evocative Norwegian juvie-hell drama set in 1915…

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