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frequent beatings and emotional abuse that Erik Ponti (Andreas Wilson)
experiences at home seeps out in the from of rage and rebellious attitude.
Erik brings this rage to school where he severally physically assaults a
student during recess. The consequences of the assaults expel Erik
from from school and his mom decides to send Erik to a reputable boarding
school, Stjärnsberg. Stjärnsberg is Erik's last chance to steer
his life in the right direction as there is no other school that would
accept him. Once at Stjärnsberg Erik learns that the students are
kept in line by the older students who exercise their malicious bullying
as a tool to educate the younger students in proper manners. This
form of abuse is tolerated and accepted by Stjärnsberg's administration
as it is the foundation upon which order is enforced in the school.
The defiant Erik finds himself in trouble as he does not know how to
approach the evil mistreatment, which he resents, as he only knows the way
of the fist. Fortunately through the well-read Pierre, Erik's
roommate and only true friend, Erik discovers the power of the mind, which
he uses as he begins to confront the oppression from old traditions of Stjärnsberg.
Evil is based on a autobiographical book written by the author Jan Guillou, who is also known for the literary adventures of Carl Hamilton, a special forces officer. Jan Guillou is known in Sweden for his books and as an opinion maker as he approaches strong political issues in media and society. Evil deals with some of these political issues as it displays some of the boarding school's ideologies, which stems from Nazism. In essence, Evil is a strong political story that is told in the light of one teenager's tragic upbringing that deals with issues in a micro society, Stjärnsberg. Håfström's cinematic visualization of Guillou's book, Evil, offers a tremendous cinematic experience, which was nominated for Best Foreign Film in 2004. |
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