based on true events that occurred at Bastøy Prison in Norway in 1915...
Why did you choose to make a film based on a true story? To me a story that has some root in reality is fascinating. This story was interesting, because it was not yet exposed. It is an interesting historical event, since these themes play along and are still relevant today; when evil things are done, who is the bad guy? Is the evil character the one that beats up the kids? Or the responsibility lies higher up with the governor, who allows this to happen? Bastøy is the micro cosmos of what is still happening nowadays. You could take the scandals of the catholic church or Guantánamo Bay and the same kind of themes are still there.
- Marius Holst (interviewed by Zowi Vermeire)
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