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Evil Does Not Exist
2023
· Movie
· 106 min
B
MEANRANK
75/100
Where it ranks
- Mean Score #1369
- IMDb #2331
- Metacritic #1187
- Letterboxd #957
- Rotten Tomatoes Critics #890
- Metacritic Critics #486
+3 more
- Metacritic Audience #3076
- Kinopoisk #3958
- AlloCiné #2150
Every rating
65–91
out of 100
Mostly agreed
Lowest is Metacritic users on 65, highest is Rotten Tomatoes critics on 91. Critics average 87, everyone else 72.
See the films the platforms disagree about most →The tranquil rhythm of life in a peaceful mountain village is disrupted when a large Tokyo company plans to build a glamorous glamping site for tourists. The villagers see the project as a threat to their ecosystem and traditional way of life. As tensions rise, a quiet, single father and his young daughter find themselves at the center of the conflict, observing the subtle yet profound ways in which modern ambitions can clash with the natural world.
Details
- Director
- Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Writer
- Ryusuke Hamaguchi
- Released
- 6 December 2023
- Country
- Japan
- Language
- Japanese
- Runtime
- 106 min
- Rated
- NR
- Awards
- 12 wins, 15 nominations
This title elsewhere
Cast
Full cast (11) →
Awards & nominations
See all 27 →5 major awards won · 12 wins from 27 nominations across 12 ceremonies
| Venice Film Festival 2023 | FIPRESCI Award | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2023 | Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2023 | Edipo Re Award - Ca'Foscari Young Jury Award | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2023 | Premio CinemaSarà - Special Mention | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2023 | Grand Jury Prize | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Winner |
| Venice Film Festival 2023 | Golden Lion | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2024 | Best Director | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Nominee |
| Asian Film Awards 2024 | Best Screenplay | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Nominee |
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Venice Film Festival
6 nominations, 5 won
| Edipo Re Award - Ca'Foscari Young Jury Award | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Winner |
| FIPRESCI Award | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Winner |
| Grand Jury Prize | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Winner |
| Premio CinemaSarà - Special Mention | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Winner |
| Premio Fondazione Fai Persona Lavoro Ambiente | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Winner |
| Golden Lion | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Nominee |
Asian Film Awards
6 nominations, 2 won
| Best Film | Evil Does Not Exist | Winner |
| Best Original Music | Eiko Ishibashi | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Yoshio Kitagawa | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Nominee |
| Best Editing | Ryusuke Hamaguchi, Azusa Yamazaki | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Nominee |
Asia Pacific Screen Awards
5 nominations, 1 won
| Jury Grand Prize | Evil Does Not Exist | Winner |
| Best Cinematography | Yoshio Kitagawa | Nominee |
| Best Director | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Nominee |
| Best Film | Evil Does Not Exist | Nominee |
| Best Screenplay | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Nominee |
Seattle Film Critics Society
2 nominations, 1 won
| Best International Film | Evil Does Not Exist | Winner |
| Best Original Score | Eiko Ishibashi | Nominee |
BFI London Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Best Film | Evil Does Not Exist | Winner |
International Film Festival of Kerala
1 nomination, 1 won
| Suvarna Chakoram for Best Film | Evil Does Not Exist | Winner |
San Sebastián International Film Festival
1 nomination, 1 won
| Lurra - Greenpeace Award | Evil Does Not Exist | Winner |
Chicago International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Gold Hugo | Evil Does Not Exist | Nominee |
Florida Film Critics Circle
1 nomination
| Best Original Screenplay | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Nominee |
Gotham Awards
1 nomination
| Best Screenplay | Ryusuke Hamaguchi | Nominee |
Miskolc International Film Festival
1 nomination
| Emeric Pressburger Prize | Evil Does Not Exist | Nominee |
Montclair Film Festival
1 nomination
| Fiction Feature | Evil Does Not Exist | Nominee |