Ondskan

EVIL

Evil Ondskan (2003) NR Adapted from a best-selling novel, this Swedish drama follows rebellious teenager Erik (Andreas Wilson) as he's expelled from high school for fighting and sent to the prestigious Stjärsnberg Academy. Having endured many beatings from his father, Erik is dismayed to face a similar threat from the academy's senior students, who bully the younger ones mercilessly. But this time, Erik is determined not to crack and lash out in violence. Genre:     Foreign Dramas, Scandinavia, Swedish Language This movie is: Violent (fist fighting) I was looking for an embeddable clip from he movie EVIL, and landed on Amazon.  Started playing the clip, and it went on and on ... and horry clap.  It was the whole film - free to Amazon Prime, or $4.99 for 2 day rental.  (Here's a 60 second trailer)  I watched it last night on NetFlix /ROKU.  Of course I really liked it, else we wouldn't be doing this. Swedish/subtitled, it was not at all what I expected after watching the first five minutes. Think Tom Brown's School Days, complete with a Harry Flashman bully.  Do kids read Tom Brown anymore?  What started out looking like another mad-at-the-world juvenile delinquent movie turned out to be an uplifting Good v. Evil  piece. Violent?  Fist fights and hazing like West Point and Annapolis kids experienced before  those institutions went co-ed.  Your wives and girlfriends will prolly like this film, as long as they're not watching in the same room. PS - Jake, if you're here, this movie is your biography.  You are Eric.