Evil

"It's time to take a stand."

2003 1h 53m SV

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7.3

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68%

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METACRITIC

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7.7

IMDB

★7.3TMDB · 418🍅68%Rotten Tomatoes●61Metacritic★7.7IMDB · 42,845

Drama

Synopsis

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Stockholm, in the 1950s. Erik is expelled from the local school for getting into one brawl too many. To protect Erik from his violent stepfather’s reaction to his expulsion, Erik's mother arranges for Erik to spend a year at Stjärnsberg Boarding School, the only school willing to accept him. This is Erik's last chance to graduate to Upper School and he promises his mother, for his and her sake, to do all he can to stay out of trouble.

“It's time to take a stand.”

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Cast

Andreas Wilson
Erik Ponti
Henrik Lundström
Pierre Tanguy
Gustaf Skarsgård
Otto Silverhielm
Linda Zilliacus
Marja
Jesper Salén
Dahlén
Mats Bergman
Melander
Johan Rabaeus
Eriks styvfar
Marie Richardson
Fru Ponti, Eriks mor

Credits

Behind the camera

Director: Mikael Håfström
Writers: Hans Gunnarsson, Mikael Håfström
Languages: Swedish
Countries: Sweden, Denmark

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MONEY

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Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.

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MONEY

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Made its money back 4.2× over at the box office.

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ERA

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Released 23 years ago.

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WORLD

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International production across 2 countries: Sweden, Denmark.

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DIRECTOR

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Directed by Mikael Håfström, shot by Peter Mokrosinski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.

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DIRECTOR

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Original score by Francis Shaw. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.

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DIRECTOR

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Editor Darek Hodor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.

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CAST

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Andreas Wilson and Henrik Lundström and Gustaf Skarsgård carry the top of the cast.

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Cinephile deep dive

The take

Mikael Håfström directs. Peter Mokrosinski behind the camera. Francis Shaw scores. Darek Hodor cuts. Made its budget back several times over at the box office. Produced in Sweden, Denmark. Dialogue in Swedish.

Trivia

Things worth knowing

1Shot for just $3.0M — micro-budget by Hollywood standards.
2Made its money back 4.2× over at the box office.
3Released 23 years ago.
4International production across 2 countries: Sweden, Denmark.
5Directed by Mikael Håfström, shot by Peter Mokrosinski. Note their partnership — DPs and directors often return to each other across a career.
6Original score by Francis Shaw. Worth a dedicated listen after — most great films lose half their impact without the score.
7Editor Darek Hodor shaped the rhythm. On an edit-heavy film, the editor does more to control your pulse than the director.
8Andreas Wilson and Henrik Lundström and Gustaf Skarsgård carry the top of the cast.
9Marketing tagline: "It's time to take a stand.".
10IMDB entry: tt0338309 — still the authoritative cross-reference for credits and trivia.
11Classified under 12 themes, including "based on novel or book", "boarding school", "private school", "bullying".
12Released under 12 different titles around the world.