King of Devil's Island vs The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro has the higher audience score (9/10 against 7.2/10 for King of Devil's Island). The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the shorter watch at 1h 32m compared with 1h 57m. The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro is the older of the two (1989 against 2010). Both are action, drama movies, so they suit a similar mood.
King of Devil's Island
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro| King of Devil's Island | The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro | |
|---|---|---|
| Audience score | ★ 7.2/10 | ★ 9.0/10 |
| Year | 2010 | 1989 |
| Length | 1h 57m | 1h 32m |
| Genres | Action, Drama | Action, Drama |
| Country | – | Australia |
| Director | Marius Holst | Robert L. Collins |
| Main cast | Stellan Skarsgård, Kristoffer Joner, Benjamin Helstad, Trond Nilssen, Morten Løvstad | Lee Grant, Robert Mammone, Christina Pickles, E.G. Marshall, Barry Otto |
Synopsis
King of Devil's Island
Norwegian winter, 1915. On the island Bastøy, outside Oslo, a group of young boys aged 11 to 18, are held in an institution for delinquent youth, notorious for its sadistic regime. One day a new boy, Erling, arrives, determined to escape from the island. After a tragic incident, he ends up leading the boys in a violent uprising. When the boys manage to take over the island, 150 soldiers are sent in to restore order.
The Hijacking of the Achille Lauro
The story of the hijacking of the Itallian liner Achille Lauro by four militants of the Palestine Liberation Front, in 1985, who demanded the release of several Palestinians incarcerated in Israeli prisoners. On their hands, lies the fate of several passengers, many Americans included and among them, Jewish American businessman Leon Klinghoffer.
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