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Evil is a suédois film of genre Drama directed by Mikael Håfström released in USA on 25 february 2004 with Andreas Wilson
Evil (2003)
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Add to a movie listReleased in USA 25 february 2004
Length 1h53
Directed by Mikael Håfström
OriginSuede
Genres Drama
Rating76%
Evil (Swedish: Ondskan) is a 2003 Swedish drama film directed by Mikael Håfström, based on Jan Guillou's semi-autobiographical novel with the same name from 1981, and starring Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundström and Gustaf Skarsgård. The film is set in a private boarding school in the 1950s with institutional violence as its theme.
The film was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 76th Academy Awards. It won three Swedish Guldbagge Awards including Best Film.
Synopsis
Erik Ponti, a 15-year-old boy, lives with his mother and sadistic stepfather in Stockholm. At home, his stepfather beats him every day after dinner. His docile mother ignores her husband's sadistic nature and allows the violence to proceed. At school, Erik is violent and frequently engages in fights, as a result of his violent upbringing. After a particularly vicious fight, Erik is expelled. The headmaster labels him vicious and accuses him of being pure evil. In an attempt to provide her son with a fresh start he sorely needs, his mother sells of some of her possessions and sends Erik to a boarding school.Actors
Andreas Wilson
(Erik Ponti)
Gustaf Skarsgård
(Otto Silverhielm)
Henrik Lundström
(Pierre Tanguy)
Filip Berg
(Johan)
Marie Richardson
(Fru Ponti, Eriks mor)
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