, 1h53 Directed byMikael Håfström OriginSuede GenresDrama ThemesFilms about education, Films about school violence ActorsAndreas Wilson, Gustaf Skarsgård, Henrik Lundström, Filip Berg, Marie Richardson, Johan Rabaeus Roles Pierre Tanguy Rating76% 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.