There Is No Evil | |
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Directed by | Mohammad Rasoulof |
Written by | Mohammad Rasoulof |
Produced by | Mohammad Rasoulof Kaveh Farnam Farzad Pak |
Starring |
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Cinematography | Ashkan Ashkani |
Edited by | Mohammadreza Muini Meysam Muini |
Music by | Amir Molookpour |
Release date |
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Running time | 150 minutes |
Countries |
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Language | Persian |
Box office | $824,066 [1] [2] |
There Is No Evil ( Persian: شیطان وجود ندارد, romanized: Sheytân vojūd nadârad, lit. ' Shaitan Doesn't Exist') is a 2020 Persian-language drama film directed and written by Mohammad Rasoulof. Banned in Iran, the film relates four stories concerning the death penalty in Iran. It had its world premiere at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.
The film relates four stories involving capital punishment in Iran. [3] [4]
Credits adapted from the film's ending credits.
Episode I
Episode II
Episode III
Episode IV
Rasoulof explained that the film is about "people taking responsibility" for their actions, and that each story "is based on my own experience". [5]
There Is No Evil was directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. [3] [4] Recorded secretly, the film is banned from being shown in Iran. [6]
The film was shown at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2020. [3]
Farhang Foundation and the UCLA Film & Television Archive released There Is No Evil online from 14 May to 10 June 2021, [7] and it was shown at the 68th Sydney Film Festival, Australia, in November 2021. [8]
The director is jailed and banned from leaving Iran, so was not able to attend competitions or receive awards. [10]
There Is No Evil | |
---|---|
Directed by | Mohammad Rasoulof |
Written by | Mohammad Rasoulof |
Produced by | Mohammad Rasoulof Kaveh Farnam Farzad Pak |
Starring |
|
Cinematography | Ashkan Ashkani |
Edited by | Mohammadreza Muini Meysam Muini |
Music by | Amir Molookpour |
Release date |
|
Running time | 150 minutes |
Countries |
|
Language | Persian |
Box office | $824,066 [1] [2] |
There Is No Evil ( Persian: شیطان وجود ندارد, romanized: Sheytân vojūd nadârad, lit. ' Shaitan Doesn't Exist') is a 2020 Persian-language drama film directed and written by Mohammad Rasoulof. Banned in Iran, the film relates four stories concerning the death penalty in Iran. It had its world premiere at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival, where it won the Golden Bear.
The film relates four stories involving capital punishment in Iran. [3] [4]
Credits adapted from the film's ending credits.
Episode I
Episode II
Episode III
Episode IV
Rasoulof explained that the film is about "people taking responsibility" for their actions, and that each story "is based on my own experience". [5]
There Is No Evil was directed by Mohammad Rasoulof. [3] [4] Recorded secretly, the film is banned from being shown in Iran. [6]
The film was shown at the Berlin Film Festival in February 2020. [3]
Farhang Foundation and the UCLA Film & Television Archive released There Is No Evil online from 14 May to 10 June 2021, [7] and it was shown at the 68th Sydney Film Festival, Australia, in November 2021. [8]
The director is jailed and banned from leaving Iran, so was not able to attend competitions or receive awards. [10]