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.
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Cannes Film Festival
Sweden15
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Germany12
Italy
NetherlandsAL
France
Germany
Italy
Netherlands
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USA
erik and pierre are now married & living in france as the power couple they always were
dead poets society gone wrong
ON THE ROAD: SWEDEN - LAND OF THE TALL, THE SOUNDS, IKEA, ABBA & THE ICE HOTEL
It’s like Dead Poet Society minus the inspirational teacher, sentimentalism, friendship, optimism... and a lot more of hazing, other forms of bullying, no teachers, domestic abuse, swimming, and a guy getting dropped a bucket of literal s**twater.
Performances are all really great, namely the villains and our lead, whom you grow to feel somewhat sorry for despite him also succumbing to the evil that pervades in this hell cage disguised as a “boarding school.” The film appears to aim to delve into the essence of evil, and despite its superficial approach, it maintains a sense of realism, albeit with a touch of overreach. The…
this movie: hmmm how do we establish that this is set in the 50s??? by mentioning elvis and james dean in the span of three minutes
English Version below
Seht die niederfallende Ungerechtigkeit geballter Fäuste derer ich mich entgegenwerfe. Seht meine Pein verhärteter Narbenwülste am durchgedrückten Rücken. Seht mein Aufbegehren gegen die uniformierte Obrigkeit. Seht zu wie ich ihren Kindeskindern die Stirn biete gleich dem Ziele „mit dem Kopf durch die Wand“. Seht zu und erkennt das Falsche im diktieren Sein ihrer.
Daraus erkennt meinen Kampf als ein Muss entzweibrechenden Siegels. Siegel der stattlichen Beglaubigung ihrer jahrzehntewährenden Existenz. Eine in das Mark eingegangene Gesetzesmäßigkeit von Schüler zu Schüler weitergetragen ihres Aufstieges vom gepeinigten zu deren Verursacher. Beruhend auf diesem Fundament, seht und erkennt mein Stellen meines stählernen Willens aufrechten Ganges eines verinnerlichten gegen die Ungerechtigkeit.
Hebt Euren Kopf wie ich den meinigen. Seht aufrechten Seins erkennender…
i wish gays and swedes were real though 😔❤️
erik ponti underrated sigma
Swedish bullies are hella corny. They out there reciting poetry and heidegger while they waterboard you or some shit
Me everytime Pierre and Erik were on screen together:
Kiss! kiss! kiss! kiss! kiss!
The film is called Evil and starts with a teen abused by his stepfather who then turns to incredible violence at school. The headmaster dismisses him, saying boys like him can only be classified with one word – evil. That's an interesting setup for a film and I was expecting to follow this young man on his descent into more evil acts as his mother moves him to a boarding house.
What I got was a surprise and made for a much better film. He's made the decision to focus on his studies and not let his anger provoke him to fighting. Unfortunately, he's ended up at one of the worst examples of 50s boarding school hazing and behavior as…
"There is only one word for people like you, and that is evil."
I would recommend this film to anyone who is interested in coming-of-age films. Evil (Ondskan) is a stunning film, which shows the danger of the power in wrong hands. The story is very engaging, also shakes the viewers... and at the end, we are cheering for the main character's revenge.
I think the actors did a great job in portraying their characters. Andreas Wilson did a great job as Erik as he went from a furious student being bullied to a softer Erik when he came to scenes with Marja. I think he did a great job in the transformation of his many personalities. Also a menacing…
Cinematic Time Capsule
2003 Marathon - Film #55
”There are many different ways of making life hell for people”
When a young scrapper is carted off to an affluent boarding school he’s confronted with an overbearing Student Council of rich kids who take a sadistic pleasure doling out violent reprimands in the name of school spirit. Despite his own violent tendecies, Erik decides to see if he can rebuke their persistent bullying by using only non-violent means…. Needless to say, it doesn’t go well.
This Swedish Oscar nominated film is an interesting watch, with plenty of twists and and turns as you continously wonder if Erik will finally take off the gloves and serve those bullies an overly deserved heaping helping of bloody retribution.
”What happens when you hit them back?”
