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There Is No Evil
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Wikipedia article
'There Is No Evil' (, ') is a 2020 Iranian drama film directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. Banned in Iran, the film
relates four stories concerning the death penalty in Iran.
Plot
The film relates four stories involving the capital punishment in Iran.
Cast
* Ehsan Mirhosseini as Heshmat
* Shaghayegh Shourian as Razieh
* Kaveh Ahangar as Pouya
* Alireza Zareparast as Hasan
* Salar Khamseh as Salar
* Kaveh Ebrahim as Amir
* Pouya Mehri as Ali
* Darya Moghbeli as Tahmineh
* Mahtab Servati as Nana
* Mohammad Valizadegan as Javad
* Mohammad Seddighimehr as Bahram
* Jila Shahi as Zaman
* Baran Rasoulof as Darya
Themes
Rasoulof explained that the film is about "people taking responsibility" for their actions, and that each story "is based on my own experience".
Production
'There Is No Evil' was directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. Recorded secretly, the film is banned from being shown in Iran.
Release
The film was shown at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2020.
Farhang Foundation and the UCLA Film & Television Archive released 'There Is No Evil' online from 14 May to 10 June 2021, and it was shown at the Sydney Film Festival, Australia, in November 2021.
Accolades
*It won the Golden Bear at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival in February 2020.
*Sydney Film Prize, November 2021
The director is jailed and banned from leaving Iran, so was not able to attend competitions or receive awards.
References
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