There Is No Evil

There Is No Evil

Directed by Mohammad Rasoulof

Produced by Cosmopol-Film GmbH, Europe Media Nest

2020151 min7.4 / 10

A morally rigorous anthology that uses intimate family moments to interrogate complicity, conscience, and the weight of state violence.

Set against the backdrop of Iran's strict and oppressive legal system, this anthology film tells the stories of four men who each face a moral crisis when having to deal with death penalties.

Questions people ask

  • Is There Is No Evil sad? Yes, very. More sad than 96% of films.

  • Does There Is No Evil end with hope? Barely. Less hopeful than 80% of films.

  • Is There Is No Evil easy watching? Not especially. Less comforting than 61% of films.

  • Is There Is No Evil violent? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

  • Is There Is No Evil scary? About average. Almost exactly mid-range.

These describe how the film comes across, measured across the whole film and compared with other well-known films. They are not a content list — nothing here was counted or checked scene by scene, so for age-suitability or specific content use a classification board or a dedicated content-warning service.

77/ 100

Cinnamon Score

How much this film gives you that nothing else will, and whether it delivers.

Distinctly its own thing.

Rarity80

How unlike any other film this one feels

Surprise66

How much more it delivers than it promises

Love85

How much audiences actually like it

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Same territory, far fewer people have seen it.

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