Film2003113 min

Evil

Name: Evil
Genre: Drama
Released: 2003
Duration: 113 min
Cast: Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström, Gustaf Skarsgård, Linda Zilliacus, Jesper Salén

Taste attributes: dramamafia/gangsterdetectiveteenslowtried & testedunsavouryheavyrealisticgrittyenclosedcoming of agecomplex relationshipdeep rivalryfighting evil

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"It's time to take a stand."

Boxlist takeA heavy drama that is contained, grounded and gritty. Best if you like depth over escapism.

Taste details

Pace: balanced · Originality: balanced · Tone: balanced · Weight: very heavy · Realism: true to life · Story: balanced · Structure: balanced · Look: gritty · Scale: confined · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score

Quality rating

7.4 /10

TMDB · 219 votes

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What lines up

Pace: Slow, just how this profile likes it
Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
Linearity: Balanced linearity, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

Originality: Tried & tested, where this profile leans fresh / original
Emotional punch: Balanced emotional punch, where this profile leans emotive / stirring

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Synopsis

Stockholm, the fifties. Though academically bright, violent pupil Erik Ponti is expelled from his state school with the headmaster’s words “there’s only one word for people like you – evil… what you need is a good thrashing, and more”. In fact already Erik frequently receives a ‘good’ thrashing at the hands of his sadistic stepfather – so he is packed off by his mother to boardingschool

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