Evil Does Not Exist (2023)
- Original title
- 悪は存在しない
- Directed by
- Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Genre
- drama film
- Country
- Japan
- Runtime
- 1h 46m
- Rated
- NR
- Rating
- 6.8 of 10 from 300 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
A single father lives quietly in a small village with his daughter. A real estate project arrives to build a glamping site, disturbing the local environment and community.
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What happens
Evil Does Not Exist (Japanese: 悪は存在しない, Hepburn: Aku wa Sonzai Shinai) is a 2023 Japanese drama film written and directed by Ryusuke Hamaguchi. With a cast of non-professional actors, the film follows a single father who lives in a village that is disrupted by a real estate project and the consequences its development will have for their environment. The film was selected to compete for the Golden Lion at the 80th Venice International Film Festival, where it won the Grand Jury Prize and the FIPRESCI Award from the International Federation of Film Critics. It was awarded Best Film at the 2023 BFI London Film Festival. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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