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

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)

Trailer

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