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Evil
2003
This fifties era coming-of-age tale recounts the horror of life at a traditional boarding school. Sixteen year-old Erik's violent tendencies lead to his expulsion from school. He is moved to a private academy where evil is systematized in the form of condoned oppression of younger students by the older ones. Read more
| Starring | Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundstrom, Gustaf Skarsgard, Linda Zilliacus |
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| Director | Mikael Håfström |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
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Evil
This fifties era coming-of-age tale recounts the horror of life at a traditional boarding school. Sixteen year-old Erik's violent tendencies lead to his expulsion from school. He is moved to a private academy where evil is systematized in the form of condoned oppression of younger students by the older ones.
| Starring | Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundstrom, Gustaf Skarsgard, Linda Zilliacus |
|---|---|
| Director | Mikael Håfström |
| Studio | METRODOME DISTRIBUTION |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Drama, World Cinema |
| Language | DVD: Swedish |
| Subtitles | DVD: English |
| Released | DVD: 03 Oct 2005 Production year: 2003 |
| Format | DVD |
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'It's easy to see why EVIL was Oscar-Nominated in 2004...(with) its brilliant young actors (and) peerless cinematography.
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A gripping piece of storytelling
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23 out of 25 people found this review helpful
Evil (Ondskan)
When Eric is expelled for fighting, from yet another school, his mother funds one last chance for Eric to complete his final year at an exclusive boarding school. However, Eric's hopes of a quiet break from his problems at home are threatened by the schools strange disciplinary process, where senior students make the rules, and dish out the punishments.
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Evil is an interesting film, that many viewers will enjoy. However, in trying to be a deep, thought provoking piece, it sets the bar very high, and fails to quite attain that level. However, Wilson's performance alone is enough to carry all but the most critical viewers through the majority of the film fairly happily. -
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Highly recommended
Don't be put off by subtitles - I usually am but decided to give this a go due to the other reviews. This film gives a very different perspective to the post-Nazi era, and unlike similar American films it doesn't dwell on how people look or being in the right 'cliques'. It is very violent but not in a gratuitous way - the violence is integral to the story. A teenage boy is expelled from his school for fighting only to be sent to a tough boarding school which is run by it's senior pupils who use violence to intimidate and control, not a pretty film by any means, but an excellent story and definitely one of the best of it's genre.
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