Evil Movie Review 2003

Wanting her son to escape his stepdad's beatings, Erik's (Wilson) mom scrapes up the funds to send him to a supposedly classy boarding school. Unfortunately it's ruled by upperclassmen who like to keep the pecking order alive by tormenting younger students. But Erik's violent past--including his expulsion from his last school as a gang leader--makes him a poor target for their abuse, and despite his desire to please his mom he must fight to protect himself and the other victims. Based on Swede Jan Guillou's 1981 autobiographical novel "Ondskan."

Distribution

Magnolia Home Entertainment, 49 W. 27th St., 7th Fl., New York, NY 10001, Phone: (212)924-6701, Fax: (212)924-6742, Email: dvd@magpictures.com

Available on DVD
Running time 113 minutes.

Cast and Crew

Genres

Teen Angst, Hell High School, Period Piece: 1950s, Child Abuse, Domestic Abuse, True Stories

Screenplay

Mikael Hafstrom, Hans Gunnarsson

Cast

Marie Richardson, Andreas Wilson, Henrik Lundstrom, Gustaf Skarsgard, Linda Zilliacus, Johan Rabeus, Kjell Bergqvist, Magnus Roosman

Cinematography

Peter Mokrosinski

Director

Mikael Hafstrom

Music

Francis Shaw

Other

Anders Horling, Darek Hodor, Kersti Vitali, Anna Asp

Producer

Hans Lonnemeden, Ingemar Leijonberg, Nordisk, TV4