'' Devil 's Island '' ( ) is a 1996 Icelandic film directed by Friðrik Þór Friðriksson . It is a dark comedy filmed in the Grótta area of South west Iceland . The story depicts a group of otherwise homeless families living in barracks abandoned by the US Air Force after the Second World War . The film was selected as the Icelandic entry for the Best Foreign Language Film at the 69th Academy Awards , but was not accepted as a nominee
69th Academy Awards
69th Academy Awards
Devil's Island (1996 film)