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Evil ( Swedish: Ondskan) is a 2003 Swedish drama film which was released to cinemas in Sweden on 26 September 2003, [1] directed by Mikael Håfström, based on Jan Guillou 's semi-autobiographical novel of the same name [2] from 1981, and starring Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström and Gustaf Skarsgård.
Sep 26, 2003 · With Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström, Gustaf Skarsgård, Linda Zilliacus. A teenage boy expelled from school for fighting arrives at a boarding school where the systematic bullying of younger students is encouraged as a means to maintain discipline, and decides to fight back.
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- Drama
- Mikael Håfström
- 2003-09-26
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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”.
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- Mikael Håfström
"Evil," a well-made Swedish film directed by Mikael Hafstrom and set at an elite boys' secondary school in the mid-1950's, illustrates how cruelties exacted in the name of initiation are...
In Sweden, Erik Ponti (Andreas Wilson) is the son of a remiss mother, and his stepfather gives sadistic beatings on him, using the most futile pretexts, without any interference of his mother.
2003: 3 Guldbagge Awards (Sweden): Best Film, Cinematography, Achievement. 2004: Shanghai Film Festival: Best Actor (Andreas Wilson) and Best Cinematography. Show all. Movie Soulmates' ratings. Register so you can access movie recommendations tailored to your movie taste. Friends' ratings.
