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Evil

Ondskan

2003

Expelled from school and abused at home, a tough boy in 1950s Sweden is sent to an elite boarding academy ruled by sadistic senior students, where he must decide whether to fight back or hold to his own code. A powerful drama about violence and defiance.

Why it’s here

A major Swedish coming-of-age drama about violence and hierarchy in a 1950s Swedish boarding school.