Andreas Wilson, Gustaf Skarsgard, Henrik Lundstrom
Erik is a 16-year-old boy whose life has been plagued by violence. Tormented by his abusive stepfather, he has hit back in the only way he knows -- by giving a good thrashing to anyone in his way. Whe...( read more
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Ondskan is a story that has been told numerous times and with the same plot twists. Group A rules over Group B, until a newcomer to Group B questions their position. This leads to humiliation and violence which soon reaches boiling point. Ondskan does this story very well. Mainly...( read more)
Eric Ponti is a young man, who often gets into trouble. At home, he is constantly abused by his stepfather. After his latest fight at school, his mother sends him to the last available place, an upper-class boarding school. Trouble follows him and he has to make a choice, let him...( read more)
I only rented this movie because there was a tagline somewhere saying, "the Swedish Fight Club" or something like that. Well, for one, it had nothing to do with Fight Club. Yes, there was violence, just as graphic as the violence portrayed in Fight Club, but besides that, ...( read more)
A troubled boy in 1950s Sweeden conflicts with the snooty, sadistic ruling class at an exlusive boarding school. Well made but standard story about standing up to bullies, nominated for a best foregn language film Oscar because it was Sweeden's turn.
OK, it's a little bit over the top, I get it. It's exaggerated, alright. But it's a really useful way to create a window into a guy's mind. The performances are sutile and energetic while the screenplay takes us to places that may be over the top but the situations are directed i...( read more)
En av de bästa svenska filmerna som gjorts. Filmen tar fram mycket känslor inom en och man blir väldigt sugen på att diskutera efter att ha sett den.
October 20, 2007 There are perhaps twenty or so films I have seen so far, out of thousands, which I want a 6th star for. This is one of them. It's very difficult to do this justice in words but this is, of course, the exact and only task of the critic. Here is a protagonist wh...( read more)
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