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Christen Bang-Madsen
rated 8

Relevant to upserve, that comunities takes care to protect the weaker against power-lowers with no empathy.

3 years ago
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Critic Scott Tobias
rated 6

Håfström... ...does a fine job of bottling the tension that escalates with each new act of cruelty. As the story unfolds, it's clear that there will be a moment when the hero will have to stands his ground and fight back...

Read full review at The A.V. Club
william287
Critic William Thomas
rated 6

...model-turned-actor Andreas Wilson [gives] an impressive performance plays an unruly teen abused by his sadistic pop and shipped off to a posh boarding school ruled by an equally nasty cadre of prefects...

Read full review at Empire
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Cast & Crew

Kjell Bergqvist
As Ekengren
Björn Granath
As Rektor
Marie Richardson
As Fru Ponti, Eriks mor
Johan Rabaeus
As Eriks styvfar
Gustaf Skarsgård
As Otto Silverhielm
Lennart Hjulström
As Rektor Lindblad
Mats Bergman
As Melander

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Evil follows the story of 15-year-old Erik Ponti, who is expelled from his state school for being "vicious" and sent to an affluent boarding school, Stjärnsberg, by his mother in an attempt to provide him with a fresh start. However, the boarding school's student council exercises a sadistic rule over the students, physically and psychologically tormenting those who disobey them. Despite his efforts to abide by their rules, Erik becomes the target of bullying when he refuses to demean himself. He befriends his roommate Pierre and begins a romantic relationship with Marja, a cafeteria staff member. When Erik joins the swimming team and wins a match against the school champion, he becomes even more of a target for the student council's wrath. As tensions rise and violence escalates at Stjärnsberg, Erik must decide whether to fight back or accept his fate as "evil." The film explores themes of violence and oppression in Swedish society during the 1950s through its portrayal of recognizable characters caught up in vicious cycles they cannot escape unless they stand up for themselves against their oppressors.

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