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Evil

2003 · 113 min

A grim, tense coming-of-age drama that immerses you in institutional cruelty and the struggle to resist becoming what you hate.

Tagline
It's time to take a stand.
Overview
Stockholm, in the 1950s. Erik is expelled from the local school for getting into one brawl too many. To protect Erik from his violent stepfather’s reaction to his expulsion, Erik's mother arranges for Erik to spend a year at Stjärnsberg Boarding School, the only school willing to accept him. This is Erik's last chance to graduate to Upper School and he promises his mother, for his and her sake, to do all he can to stay out of trouble.

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How it feels

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Tone
  • darkstrength 3 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
Pacing
measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • violence
  • power
  • coming-of-age
  • justice
  • survival
Places
  • school
  • small town
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore mild
  • Language mild
  • Violence strong
  • Sex mild
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action3
Horror2
Humour2
Realism8
Romance4
Tension7
Darkness8
Complexity6
Emotional weight8

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Details

Genres
drama
Directed by
Mikael Håfström
Written by
Mikael Håfström, Hans Gunnarsson
Starring
Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström, Gustaf Skarsgård, Linda Zilliacus, Jesper Salén, Mats Bergman, Johan Rabaeus, Marie Richardson
Music
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Cinematography
Peter Mokrosinski
Runtime
113 min
Country
Sweden, Denmark
Languages
Swedish

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