Evil

Evil

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Release Date

9/16/2003

Runtime

113 mins

Genres

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.

Status

Released

Original Language

Swedish

Budget

$3,000,000

Revenue

$12,469,000

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A harrowing portrait of institutional cruelty and adolescent resilience set within a brutal boarding school, where a troubled boy must navigate violence both at home and behind closed doors. The film unfolds with unflinching intensity, exposing how institutions designed to "reform" can become engines of abuse.

Mood

TenseDread-soakedDefiantBleak

Themes

SurvivalFamilyIdentityComing of age

Tone

Earnest

Pacing

Slow-burn

Look

NaturalisticDocumentary-like

Structure

Linear

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Graphic violenceChild endangerment

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