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Evil Does Not Exist

Don't upset the balance.

6.8(329)20231h 46m2

Takumi and his daughter Hana live in Mizubiki Village, close to Tokyo. One day, the village inhabitants become aware of a plan to build a camping site near Takumi's house offering city residents a comfortable "escape" to nature.

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Status
Released
Budget
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Box office
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Language
Japanese
  • winter
  • village
  • forest
  • tokyo, japan
  • single father
  • multiple perspectives
  • angry
  • urbanism
  • father daughter relationship
  • ecological
  • bewildered
  • nagano, japan

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Behind the camera

Produced in

Japan

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Availability for United States. Provided by JustWatch through the TMDB API.

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Release dates

  • United StatesUS

    • PremiereNew York Film Festival5 Oct 2023
    • PremiereHawai'i International Film Festival14 Oct 2023
    • PremiereChicago International Film Festival19 Oct 2023
    • PremierePhiladelphia Film Festival / Montclair Film Festival22 Oct 2023
    • PremiereAFI Fest / Indie Memphis Film Festival26 Oct 2023
    • PremiereSan Diego Asian Film Festival4 Nov 2023
    • PremiereDenver Film Festival6 Nov 2023
    • PremiereSonoma International Film Festival20 Mar 2024
    • PremiereMilwaukee Film Festival22 Apr 2024
    • PremiereMinneapolis St. Paul International Film Festival25 Apr 2024
    • PremiereAtlanta Film Festival28 Apr 2024
    • Theatrical (limited)NRNew York City, New York / Los Angeles, California3 May 2024
    • PremiereSeattle International Film Festival10 May 2024
    • Theatrical (limited)NRLimited expansion10 May 2024
    • Digital / OTTNR21 Aug 2024
    • Digital / OTTNRThe Criterion Channel (Streaming Premiere)22 Sept 2024
    • Digital / OTTNRThe Criterion Channel1 Oct 2024
    • PhysicalNRJanus Contemporaries17 Dec 2024
  • United KingdomGB

    • PremiereBFI London Film Festival10 Oct 2023
    • Theatrical12A5 Apr 2024
    • Physical12Blu-ray11 Nov 2024
  • AustraliaAU

    • PremierePGPerth Festival11 Mar 2024
    • TheatricalPG18 Apr 2024
    • PhysicalPG18 Dec 2024
  • CanadaCA

    • PremiereToronto International Film Festival7 Sept 2023
    • PremiereCalgary International Film Festival23 Sept 2023
    • PremiereVancouver International Film Festival29 Sept 2023
    • PremiereInternational Film Festival of Ottawa22 Mar 2024
    • PhysicalJanus Contemporaries17 Dec 2024
  • BrazilBR

    • PremiereSão Paulo International Film Festival21 Oct 2023
    • Theatrical1425 Jul 2024
  • ChinaCN

    • PremiereBeijing International Film Festival 25 Apr 2024
    • PremiereShanghai International Film Festival14 Jun 2024
    • Digital / OTTIQIYI31 Jul 2024
  • Dominican RepublicDO

    • Theatrical5 Sept 2024
  • FranceFR

    • Theatrical10 Apr 2024
  • GermanyDE

    • PremiereFilmfest Hamburg30 Sept 2023
    • Theatrical1218 Apr 2024
  • Hong KongHK

    • PremiereHong Kong Asian Film Festival2 Nov 2023
    • TheatricalIIA28 Dec 2023
  • IndonesiaID

    • PremiereJogja-NETPAC Asian Film Festival29 Nov 2023
  • IsraelIL

    • PremiereHaifa Film Festival27 Sept 2023
    • Theatrical25 Jul 2024

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Evil Does Not Exist was released on 6 December 2023.

Audience reviews

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  • M

    Manuel São Bento

    10/11/2023

    5/10

    FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://fandomwire.com/evil-does-not-exist-bfi-london-film-festival-review-technically-brilliant-yet-unimpactful/ "Evil Does Not Exist is a disappointing slow-burn that fails to offer a fitting, impactful, complete study of the genuinely interesting central themes linked to nature, sense of community, simplicity of life, and industrial profit fixation. Technically, no faults: Ryusuke …

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    CinemaSerf

    4/6/2024

    7/10

    The initial few scenes here will give you an idea as to the pace of what's to follow. "Takumi" (Hitoshi Omika) is cutting logs for firewood, then he is seen laboriously ladling water into plastic bottles. His is a naturally structured existence that is driven by what's needed to stay fed, warm and watered. It's not quite a rustic life, though, there are plenty of mod cons - cars, electricity and the like, and his cur…

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