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Evil Does Not Exist

2023, Movie, 1h 46min

In a secluded, snowy mountain village, widower and single father Takumi (Hitoshi Omika) leads a modest life gathering water, wood, and wild wasabi for a friend’s udon shop. Yet this peaceful existence is threatened when a pair of corporate reps (Ryuji Kosaka and Ayaka Shibutani) arrive to launch a glamping site, sparking resistance from community members who fear the project’s potentially pernicious impact on the environment. When Takumi—a respected local figure—is offered the conciliatory role of site caretaker, it becomes unclear where his loyalties lie. EVIL DOES NOT EXIST, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s much-anticipated follow-up to his Academy Award–winning DRIVE MY CAR, is a haunting, suspenseful meditation on humankind’s thorny relationship with nature, consumerism, and itself. Inspired by a collaboration with composer Eiko Ishibashi, the director showcases his masterful command of pacing and atmosphere to uncover the destructive forces lurking beneath the thin veneer of civilization.

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Reviews

Critic Xuanlin Tham

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...a haunting depiction of the gulf between capitalism and environmentalism.

Read full review at Little White Lies

Critic Josh Kupecki

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...the film never feels like a patchwork, but rather a cohesive whole. Or to be more specific: a haunting and meditative yet often hilarious cohesive whole.

Read full review at The Austin Chronicle

Critic Chuck Bowen

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Preachers are a dime a dozen, while true humanists are as endangered as the woods of Mizubiki Village.

Read full review at Slant Magazine

Critic Peter Bradshaw

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Ryu Hamaguchi’s quietist, enigmatic eco-parable Evil Does Not Exist refuses easy explanations and perhaps it refuses difficult explanations as well.

Read full review at The Guardian

Critic Murtada Elfadl

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A complicated moral mystery that's both thriller and fable.

Read full review at The A.V. Club

Critic Arjun Sajip

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This icily unnerving enigma of a film from director Ryusuke Hamaguchi makes no pronouncements on evil one way or the other; it’s more concerned with how some actions can have disturbingly unpredictable consequences.

Read full review at Empire

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In the tranquil village of Mizubiki, Takumi and his daughter Hana embrace a simple life in harmony with nature. Their peaceful existence is disrupted when plans surface for a luxury glamping site that threatens to drain the community's vital water supply. As tensions rise among the villagers, they confront corporate representatives who are blind to the ecological consequences of their project. Faced with an impending crisis, Takumi must navigate his responsibilities as a father and community leader while grappling with complex moral dilemmas. This drama unfolds against a backdrop of haunting landscapes, exploring humanity's fraught relationship with nature and progress. "Evil Does Not Exist" invites viewers into a contemplative journey that challenges notions of good and evil in modern society.

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