"English subtitles by hartvix, 2013 Partly based on Espedal's work." "Bastöy Boys' Home existed between 1900 and 1953" "It was an institution for young boys considered misfits by society." "This movie is based on historical events." "I once saw a whale getting harpooned 3 times, but it still kept going." "It took an entire day to die." "We found the whale again, and managed to get really close - closer than ever before." "He was weakened by the harpoon I had shot him with,   covered with scars from all his battles." "It's not as strict as people say." "They have Sundays off." "Shut up." "00:02:11,000 -- 00:02:15,000 Norway, 1915" "THE KING OF DEVIL'S ISLAND" "We'll put them in dorm C, so you are responsible for them, until you leave." "How long now, three weeks?" "Yes, Headmaster." "Make sure they learn." "No tobacco, no alcohol, no civilian clothes," "No games, cards, or dice." "No talking during work and meals." "No indecent behavior, no personal belongings." "What's this?" "Private asset?" "You will address me as housefather Braathen." "Your numbers are C5 and C19." "Take off your clothes, fold them, and put them here." "You will receive new clothes down in the barracks." "One thing..." "I notice everything." "I see everything, I hear everything." "And I write everything down in my book." "Is that understood?" "Sit on your hands!" "Stand straight!" "Take down your hands." "What happened to your face?" "The police." "It would have been worse if you were sent to prison." "That's why I made sure you ended up here." "Being a sailor, you know the importance of discipline." "You're part of a crew with one common goal." "Yes." ""Yes, Headmaster, sir"." "Yes, Headmaster." ""Yes, Headmaster, sir"." "Yes, Headmaster, sir." "I am your captain, and this island is my vessel." "The housefathers are my mates, and C1, Olav Fossen,   regard him as your boatswain." "He is one of you." "But he is your leader." "Our goal, and your goal is to find   the decent, humble, useful, little christian boy inside you." "And we're going to shape and polish him." "If we do not find him you'll remain here." "Do you understand?" "Yes, Headmaster, sir." "On this island, we don't speak about what anyone has done or taken part in." "There is no past and no future." "Only here and now." "If the whole world crumbles under the waves,   it has nothing to do with us, right, C19?" "Yes, Headmaster, sir." "Learn the rules and obey them, and we'll see to it that you get what you need." "Braathen." "Braathen!" "C1, leader of baracks C, may leave us soon, and his position will be available for an ambitious and dedicated young man." "You can go now." "Is that him?" "I don't like the idea of having someone like him here." "This place is falling apart." "I can't stand this place anymore." "Stop it!" "C1 to 6 will clear the northern field." "C8 to 12 will shovel manure with Bjarne." "Hey!" "Anyone complaining will get the same job tomorrow." "New boy, C19, you will empty the latrines." "Anyone volunteering to show 19 how it's done?" "I'll show him." "We call it America." "Because the housefathers don't come down here." "They leave us alone here." "You'll get used to it." "I'm not planning on staying very long." "C5, come with me, we need a man in laundry." "Someone tried once." "But it hasn't happened during my time here." "It's too far across." "When did you come here?" "Six years ago." "You must love this place." "Is it true that you killed someone?" "I thought we weren't supposed to talk about our past here?" "The boathouse is locked." "You can't get in there." "The only way you can leave this island is with the Headmaster's signature" "And you're getting it?" "Yes, I'll get it when the committee comes." "The captain's cabin boy..." "Arni, come." "Arni!" "Hold up your hand." "Hold it still!" "He hasn't learned the rules yet." "But he will, right?" "Yes, Headmaster." "He wants to get away from here, and he will." "When he's earned it." "Yes, Headmaster." "Is that your mom?" "Lights out." "I can't find it!" "I can't find it!" "My watch." "Housefather!" "Be quiet!" "Go to bed now." "I can't find it!" "Help me!" "Get up!" "Down, down, down!" "Let go of me!" "Put your hand on the floor!" "C5." "Thank you, housefather." "Be quiet!" "I see everything." "I hear everything." "Up!" ""Thus my life now started to get rather comfortable."" ""So that I would occasionally tell myself - "" ""- that if I could just be safe from the visits of the savages, - "" """ " I would not bother to move from the place where I was living."" "C19." "C19!" "." ""I did go out with the intention of killing a kid of my flock."" ""Carry it home and prepare it."" ""But along the way, I saw a goat lying in the shadow with her two young kids..."" "Want me to read them for you?" "C5?" "Congratulations!" "The Headmaster has decided that you'll sing for the committee." "That means we must practice." "Who is Elsa?" "Just read." ""Dearest Erling." "I'm frightened when I look beyond the ocean"" ""- thinking that you're out there. "" ""I'm missing you terribly now. "" "Keep reading." ""Instead I'll try to remember you." "How you laughed the last time you were here."" ""When you realized I didn't even know what a harpooner is. "" "Harpooner." "The man shooting the harpoon from the bow of the boat." "You used to be one?" "Just continue." ""I thought I saw you the other day." "I see you everywhere."" ""I hope you'll be back before christmas, like you promised."" "Long before christmas." "You haven't you told her you are here?" "There's more." "Read it, then." "If you're going to stay here, you must learn to behave." "And you're going to teach me?" "What have they done to you?" "Stand still." "Are you okay, C5?" "The ear." "It doesn't look like we'll ever get rid of that gypsy smell." "That's how it is when you're born through your mother's asshole." "Liquor?" "Is that brown liquor I smell?" "Section C!" "We're going to continue these inspections every day,   until barracks C has calmed down." "Are you having fun?" "We'll organize more fun for you." "C19." "Stand straight!" "Stand straight!" "Well..." "This is rather pointless, isn't it?" "Just like your behavior this morning." "I'm sorry, Headmaster." "No, you're not." "It's just that I don't belong here, Headmaster." "Yes, you do, you see." "You belong here." "You can put down that stone." "Now take these stones, and place them back in that pile, where they belong." "So you think you're strong, do you?" "We'll see about that." ""Dearest Erling, I'm frightened when I look beyond the ocean"" ""- thinking that you're out there. "" ""I'm missing you..."" "Erling, let him go!" "The Special Unit." "Lumbering." "Half rations." "Your mother lives in Horten, right?" "I thought maybe she could invite me." "For dinner, maybe?" "In six or seven days?" "Stop twisting the saw, you idiot!" "You'll break the blade!" "This is solitary confinement." "Ouch, shit!" "The last boy put in solitary confinement,   he kept hitting his head against the wall." "After that he couldn't talk anymore." "Didn't you ever try to run away?" "Yes, once." "I jumped on the mail boat, but I was only eleven." "What did you do when you were eleven that got you here?" "I stole from the church." "Help me to write a letter." "A story." "To who?" "Somebody." "About what?" "A story about the sea." "Sailors on a ship." "With me on board." "Did you see the whales?" "I once saw a whale getting harpooned 3 times, but it still kept going." "It took an entire day to die." "What should I be, then?" "Deck boy...." "And I'll be the harpooner." "You can't eat those." "You'll get sick." "Headmaster." "We've learned our lesson." "And what have we learned?" "That we're all on the same ship, Headmaster, sir." "Give me your rabbit, Aksel." "I'm hungry, I need more food." "Hands off!" "I just want to pet him." "Stay away." "I'm just going to pet him." "It's a her, not a him!" "C9 and C19 requesting permission to use the latrine." "C19 is a problem." "We should be tougher." "They should be punished harder and kept separate." "Discipline without compassion is heartless, we've been over this before." "We are role models for these boys, we can't be cruel." "Headmaster." "I'm not speaking just for myself now, I really have no reason to complain." "I've been here for 9 years." "I haven't asked for a penny more in pay, but ..." "The Parliament Church and the School Committee sets the salary." "You'll have to talk to them." "I know, but ..." "Being a housefather is an important job, but it's no lifetime job." "An ambitious man would have moved on a long time ago." "Good night." "Braathen?" "Braathen, you're doing a good job." "Good night." "We need help to bring in the wheat." "You're doing the laundry." "Please, let me help you in the field." "Please!" "Can you handle a pitchfork?" "Yes." "Come on!" "Come on!" "Where did you hide the saw blade?" "They won't find it." "Promise you won't escape before I leave?" "Yes." "I don't have long now." "Hey, what are you looking at?" "Bastöy Boy!" "Here you are." "C5?" "C5?" "Let me see your hand." "Come here." "They'll patch you up." "What's wrong?" "Turn on the lights!" "Get help!" "Hurry!" "Come on." "Come on, we have to leave now." "We're leaving now." "Do you want to stay here?" "Do you want to stay here?" "Go back to the infirmary, Ivar!" "Take me with you, Erling." "Please, I'm begging you!" "Go!" "I want to go with you, I can help you row when you get tired." "Please!" "I don't want to be here anymore, I can't stand it!" "Please, Erling!" "Please!" "Go back, lvar." "I can't bring a half-wit along" "What?" "Why aren't you in the infirmary?" "Where have you been?" "I went to talk to someone." "Have you been on the beach?" "Have you been with C19?" "You stinking rat!" "Braathen?" "Yes, Mr. Headmaster?" "How long have you been on Bastöy?" "9 years 9 years..." "Did anyone manage to escape during that time?" "No." "So this boy, C19,   must be some kind of hero, right?" "The first one to successfully escape Bastöy." "But he is no hero." "He is a selfish coward." "He can't face himself and stand for what he has done,   so he runs away." "Leaving you to take the consequences." "He risked your privileges, which you have worked so hard for." "And where does he run to?" "What will he find when he finally stops running?" "He will find nothing." "Nothing!" "Because I promise you, he will be caught and sent right back here." "Am I disappointed?" "Yes, I am." "I'm disappointed in you." "I'm disappointed in C1, Olav Fossen,   who is responsible for barracks C." "But the ones who should really be disappointed, are you." "Half rations." "He did it." "He got away." "Erling escaped, god dammit!" "I heard the chef had talked with the captain on the mail boat." "He said he had found the Headmaster's rowboat on the other side of the fjord   by Rörestrand." ""... with the Lord's Prayer - "" ""- you shall never shudder."" ""Fight for all that you hold dear"" ""If it costs you your life, so be it!"" "C5." "The hero is back." "Come on, back to work." "C1 will read this, and then carry out the punishment." "Read." ""The penalty for serious offenses such as attempting to escape, theft   or repeated use of tobacco,   is 12 strokes to the bared back or until blood can be seen. "" "Hands on the table!" "Yes, between the lines." "Do it!" "C1, do it properly!" "Where are you going?" "Headmaster's galley boy." "Don't blame me when you are the one breaking the rules." "So it's easier for you to read me the rules than telling the Headmaster   what Braathen is doing with Ivar in the laundry room?" "Maybe there are rules for that as well?" "You promised me, you bastard!" "You don't dare to tell him, now that you're about to get your signature!" "What kind of nonsense is this?" "What are you doing here?" "Housefather..." "Shut up!" "You are this close to being released,   and you come running in here without permission." "Have you lost your mind?" "I saw C5 and  and   Housefather Braathen in ..." "Braathen?" "What is he doing?" "He is hurting C5." "Hurting?" "Well, speak up!" "Housefather Braathen   and C5 ..." "I saw them in the laundry room." "What are you trying to say?" "What are these hideous fantasies?" "What he is doing with Ivar in the laundry room is illegal!" "Get out!" "Out!" "Ivar!" "I want you to come with me to the Headmaster right now." "Can't you see that I'm working?" "If we go together, he will believe us." "Then I'll NEVER get home!" "C5." "Headmaster." "Stand straight." "I was just wondering..." "Is your hand better?" "Yes, it's a little better." "Thank you, Headmaster." "Good." "Then everything is okay?" "Excellent." "Nothing to complain about" "No other problems?" "... nah..." "Well, I was thinking maybe ..." "I think it would be good for you to work in the forest   with you friends." "Thank you, Headmaster." "Yes, I believe the forest would do you good." "Yes, Headmaster." "Great, then!" "Good." "You owe me money." "What money?" "Braathen and I made a bet." "About you being back in the laundry by tomorrow." "Go and help Bjarne with the fire." "What are you doing with Ivar's watch?" "He gave it to me." "Get back!" "Get the nurse now." "Right away!" "Run!" "Take them to the dorm." "To the dorm." "Go to the dorm!" "What's happened is a disaster." "It hurts all of us, what happened to that poor boy." "I understand that you feel guilty." "But I should also tell you that he didn't have an easy life before he came here." "And it didn't get any less turbulent here." "He wasn't very strong." "He was probably one of those who aren't fit to live among other people." "And maybe it was God's will that he didn't have to anymore." "We tried to help him, to find suitable work for him." "But   trying to swim away from here,   was a desperate act that could only end in disaster." "And we all know where he got the idea of escaping." "Escape is just   a childish fantasy." "But he has found peace now." "God has taken him home." "Sit down." "C19, sit down!" "Send C19 to my room." "Are you longing for prison?" "If you can't make up your mind, you have no idea what a prison is." "He didn't try to escape." "He drowned himself." "What's the difference?" "He's gone." "Forget him!" "And help the others forget him as well." "You've seen a little of the world, and you think you understand." "But you don't." "No, Headmaster, there's a lot i don't understand." "Bastöy or prison." "It's up to you." "Get him out." "Why did you stay here this long, Braathen?" "People are talking." "There are rumors that I don't even want to speak about." "Accusations." "You can't listen to them, they will tell you anything." "A child is dead." "And you have been accused of unspeakable actions..." "The only thing I have done   is trying to help a boy who couldn't help himself." "It wasn't me C5 was scared of." "It was those animals he lived with in barracks C." "I can't have a housefather who's under suspicion of something like this." "It's disgusting." "Headmaster." "Please ..." "You are being accused of sexually abusing a child." "Don't you understand how serious that is?" "If there's any truth at all in this, " " I'll make sure you rot in prison for the rest of your life." "I understand how difficult it must be for a man in your position." "With a young wife here." "And all that responsibility." "And all the tough choices you have to make." "And all the funds that were supposed to benefit the boys and the institution..." "You've spent them all on making your life a little easier." "I understand that." "But others could easily get the wrong idea." "The bastard is leaving!" "Leave, you bastard!" "It's too late now." "What are you going to say when the committee comes?" "When they start asking questions." "They are guaranteed to ask lots of questions." "You have to tell them the truth." "We won't give up, Astrid." "We won't give up." "Are you Erling Kaspersen?" "I am C19, ma'am." "Did you learn anything here?" "Yes, ma'am, I've learned lots of things." "Could you tell me what kind of things?" "I've learned that I'd rather be here than in prison." "And why is that?" "Can't you see the delicious food we're getting, ma'am?" "These boys, are they always this quiet at the table?" "No." "This is how they would like you to see them." "Clean and decent." "Especially the boys who may be released to society." "This is very important to them." "The boy that died recently..." "That must have made quite an impression?" "I'll be the first to admit that being a Bastöy Boy isn't easy." "It's a brutal environment." "We do what we can to help and support them." "But one can't be everywhere all the time." "And children can be very cruel." "It seems the boy who tried to escape was a victim of bullying." "He wasn't strong enough to take care of himself." "Yes, it is tragic." ""If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just. "" ""So He will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."" ""... what is evil,... is ..."" ""If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just."" "Nervous?" ""So He will forgive our sins and cleanse us from all unrighteousness."" "Good." "Congratulations." "Is there anything you want to say to us?" "No need to be afraid, feel free to speak out." "Yes, I'd like  to say a few words to the Headmaster." "I will never forget all that he has done." "I want to say something." "There was a boy who died on this island." "As I understand the Headmaster,   you were not directly involved in harassing this kid." "But in my opinion, you still had a responsibility as the leader of baracks C." "Do you understand me?" "Those were wise words, Fossen." "Words you should remember." "You could have taken better care of that boy." "Yes, Headmaster." "When do you leave?" "In one week." "What's wrong?" "You're going out in the world now." "You can do whatever you want." "Get yourself a wife." "Do you know what the committee said?" "Do you know what the Headmaster said about us?" "Who cares what they said?" "Bastöy is just a small rock in the water." "You can become whatever you want." "You could be a priest, you're good at reading out the rules." "Goodbye." "Goodbye." ""We sailed for several weeks before we saw him again."" ""We were running out of food."" ""And Öystein, the chef, didn't exactly impress anyone in the beginning."" ""You should see how skinny I've become." "I can't eat any more fish."" ""But we found the whale again, and got really close."" ""Closer than ever before."" ""He was weakened by the harpoon I had shot him with."" ""At this close range, we could see how huge he was, at least 25 meters long."" ""And he was covered with scars from all his battles."" ""He had already killed the new deck boy."" ""The Captain has a high opinion of himself."" ""But deep down he's a gutless bastard."" ""The rest of the crew are afraid of him."" ""I have gotten close to a guy who's signing off soon."" ""Over the six years he's been toiling on this ship, he's done everything right. "" ""Now he's going home."" ""And forgive us our trespasses, As we forgive them that trespass against us."" ""And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. "" ""For Thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever." "Amen."" "Sit down." "Sit down!" "Today we are saying goodbye to two of our comrades, two close friends." "Tomorrow they will go out into the world" "Meeting new sorrows, new joys, new lessons." "Aksel Johnsen." "God bless you." "And may you seize the opportunities He gives you." "Olav Fossen." "Go!" "Olav Fossen." "Go." "Go while you can." "C1?" "Any more wise words I should keep in mind?" "Behave yourself, now." "See you around." "We never got to finish the story." "Maybe I'll see you again." "On a ship somewhere." "I hear you guys are leaving" "Good luck." "Good luck." "C1, towel." "Does the Headmaster know that Braathen is back?" "Sure he does." "He was on the mainland shopping for the Headmaster." "It was so simple." "If you could only do what you were told,   there wouldn't be any problem." "Everything would be fine." "You fucking liar!" "Do you remember when you first came here?" "A little snotty brat   so afraid that he shit himself and pissed in his pants." "Every day." "Worthless." "Just like your drunk whore of a mother." "And your petty thief father." "You were nothing." "For six years I have struggled with you." "And all that is of value in you, " " I have created." "Bjarne!" "You must help us." "You're one of us." "Bjarne?" "Bjarne, you are one of us!" "Öystein, eat your food." "Come on, Öystein, you need to eat." "Are you sleeping?" "Do it, or you'll freeze to death." ""There was blood everywhere. "" ""He swallowed them before he died."" ""The harpooner, the cook and the cabin boy."" ""All of them swallowed by the whale."" ""And everything went back to how it used to be."" ""The captain was promoted to admiral."" ""And he was placed on a crappy tub of a ship." "And sailed to America."" ""And the crew was lined up and assigned numbers."" ""They were fed only mackerel and herring. "" "Olav!" "Take his key!" "Help!" "Help!" "Runaway!" "Olav!" "Olav!" "Olav!" "Runaway!" "Stop!" "Enough!" "Get up." "Enough." "Get up!" "Back to your places!" "Back to your places!" "Back!" "Come on!" "Don't do anything foolish now, boys." "What are you looking at?" "Goddamn Bastöy Boy." "Get up on the chair." "The Headmaster is coming!" "Let the Headmaster through." "You don't belong here either." "Goodbye, Headmaster!" "Let him go!" "He says we should let him burn." "Get out!" "Get out!" "C19." "Are you going to kill me now?" "So?" "Do I get your signature?" "Lieutenant?" "I have to talk someone of higher rank." "I want   to speak to the King of Norway." "Tell him that this is ..." "That this is the king of Bastöy." "They will be back!" "And there will be many of them." "Do you understand what I'm saying, Olav?" "Grab the paddles!" "Come on!" "Come on!" "They're coming." "It crossed over from the mainland." "I can't go on The sea has frozen." "I can't stand on it." "We can walk across!" "I can't walk on it." "Stop!" "Stop!" "Come on!" "The letters were for my sister." "Let me go." "Let me go ..." "Olav." "Olav." "Olav." "Olav?" "We are approaching Christiania." "Bastöy on the port side." "I once saw a whale getting harpooned 3 times, but it still kept going." "It took an entire day to die." "He was weakened by the harpoon I had shot him with," "And covered with scars from all his battles." "I have gotten close to a guy who's signing off soon." "Over the six years he's been toiling on this ship, he's done everything right." "And now, he's going home." "English subtitles by hartvix"