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Evil

2003 · Movie · NR · 113 min · ★ 7.3 · 65% critics

Drama

Set in 1950s Stockholm, a boy expelled from school is sent to a strict boarding school with one chance to graduate. Trying to keep his promise and avoid trouble, he finds a harsh hierarchy among the older students and must navigate escalating cruelty there.

Based on Evil

Also known as The Evil · The Evilness

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Details
Original title
Ondskan
Years
2003
Release date
2003-09-16
Language
Swedish
Rated
NR
Runtime
113 min
Max quality
SD
Critic score
65/100
TMDB rating
7.3/10 (398 votes)
About

You’ll likely like Evil (Ondskan) if you want a tense, emotionally charged boarding-school drama about bullying and power that feels real, but Not for you if you’re sensitive to intense abuse and graphic violence (or if you’d rather avoid darker takes like Evil (2023)).

Pros: raw, brutally honest; intense boarding school drama; gripping lead performance | Cons: disturbing violence; hard to watch at times; bullying content may overwhelm

Themes

  • based on novel or book
  • boarding school
  • private school
  • bullying
  • stepfather
  • spanking
  • domestic abuse
  • discipline
  • oppression
  • corporal punishment
  • boys' boarding school
  • abusive stepfather

Awards & recognition

  • Academy Award — Best International Feature Film · 2004 · nominated
  • International Submission to the Academy Awards · 2004 · nominated

Cast & crew

Directed by Mikael Håfström