Movie Screening

Evil Does Not Exist

 

Date:
Screening Begins on Friday, May 3 @6:30pm

Q&A with Director Hamaguchi
Saturday, May 4 @6:15pm / 7:15pm
Sunday, May 5 @2:30pm / 3:30pm

For complete sceening schedule, please click HERE.

Venue:
AMC The Grove 14
(189 The Grove Dr., Los Angeles, CA 90036)
 

About the Film:
In a rural alpine hamlet not far from Tokyo, townsfolk are alarmed by plans to build an opulent glamping site when it becomes clear the project will have a pernicious impact on the community. EVIL DOES NOT EXIST, Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s follow-up to his Academy Award®-winning DRIVE MY CAR, is a foreboding fable on humanity’s mysterious, mystical relationship with nature.

Synopsis:
In the rural alpine hamlet of Mizubiki, not far from Tokyo, Takumi and his daughter, Hana, lead a modest life gathering water, wood, and wild wasabi for the local udon restaurant. Increasingly, the townsfolk become aware of a talent agency’s plan to build an opulent glamping site nearby, offering city residents a comfortable “escape” to the snowy wilderness. When two company representatives arrive and ask for local guidance, Takumi becomes conflicted in his involvement, as it becomes clear that the project will have a pernicious impact on the community.
 

Ryusuke Hamaguchi’s follow up to his Academy Award®-winning DRIVE MY CAR is a foreboding fable on humanity’s mysterious, mystical relationship with nature. As sinister gunshots echo from the forest, both the locals and representatives confront their life choices and the haunting consequences they have.

Official US Trailer

Image Credit: Courtesy of Sideshow_JanusFilms