There Is No Evil

There Is No Evil
There Is No Evil
	Film poster
Directed by	Mohammad Rasoulof
Written by	Mohammad Rasoulof
Produced by	Mohammad Rasoulof; Kaveh Farnam; Farzad Pak
Starring	Kaveh Ahangar; Mahtab Servati; Baran Rasoulof;
Cinematography	Ashkan Ashkani
Edited by	Mohammadreza Muini; Meysam Muini
Music by	Amir Molookpour
Release date	28 February 2020 (Berlin);
Running time	150 minutes
Country	Iran
Language	Persian
Box office	$13,055

There Is No Evil (Persian: شیطان وجود ندارد‎, lit. 'Satan doesn't exist', sheytân vojūd nadârad) is a 2020 Iranian drama film directed by Mohammad Rasoulof.^[3]^[4] It won the Golden Bear at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival.^[5]^[6] The film relates four stories concerning the death penalty in Iran.

The film is banned in Iran and the director had recorded it secretly.^[7] Rasoulof explained that the film is about "people taking responsibility" for their actions, and that each story "is based on my own experience."^[6] The director is jailed and banned from leaving Iran, therefore he cannot attend the competition or get his award.^[8] Farhang Foundation and the UCLA Film & Television Archive released There Is No Evil online from 14 May to 10 June 2021.^[9]

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

References[]

^ "There Is No Evil (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "Sheytan vojud nadarad (2020)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
^ "The 70th Berlinale Competition and Further Films to Complete the Berlinale Special". Berlinale. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ "Berlin Competition Lineup Revealed: Sally Potter, Kelly Reichardt, Eliza Hittman, Abel Ferrara". Variety. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.
^ "Berlin Film Festival 2020: There Is No Evil Wins Golden Bear". Variety. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Berlin International Film Festival: Iranian film about executions wins top prize". BBC News. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
^ Buddies, 電影筆友 Movie (17 November 2020). "《惡與他們的距離》(There Is No Evil)｜惡魔在哪裏？". Medium.
^ "2021年柏林电影节的大咖评委 | DW | 12.02.2021". DW.COM.
^ "Farhang Foundation and the UCLA Film & Television Archive present". Farhang Foundation. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

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[BOM-1] "There Is No Evil (2020)". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[NUM-2] "Sheytan vojud nadarad (2020)". The Numbers. Nash Information Services, LLC. Retrieved 28 May 2021.

[3] "The 70th Berlinale Competition and Further Films to Complete the Berlinale Special". Berlinale. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[4] "Berlin Competition Lineup Revealed: Sally Potter, Kelly Reichardt, Eliza Hittman, Abel Ferrara". Variety. 29 January 2020. Retrieved 29 January 2020.

[5] "Berlin Film Festival 2020: There Is No Evil Wins Golden Bear". Variety. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[BBC_29_February_2020-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Berlin International Film Festival: Iranian film about executions wins top prize". BBC News. 29 February 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.

[7] Buddies, 電影筆友 Movie (17 November 2020). "《惡與他們的距離》(There Is No Evil)｜惡魔在哪裏？". Medium.

[8] "2021年柏林电影节的大咖评委 | DW | 12.02.2021". DW.COM.

[9] "Farhang Foundation and the UCLA Film & Television Archive present". Farhang Foundation. Retrieved 26 May 2021.

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