FILMS WE LIKE PRESENTS
EVIL DOES NOT EXIST
A FILM BY RYÛSUKE HAMAGUCHI
Director of DRIVE MY CAR and WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY
VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
GOLDEN LION COMPETITION
TORONTO INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
SPECIAL PRESENTATION
For Immediate Release – Films We Like have partnered with Sideshow and Janus Films to release in Canada Academy Award® winning director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist (Aku Wa Sonzai Shinai) which has its world premiere September 4th, 2023 in competition at the Venice International Film Festival, followed by a North American premiere in Special Presentations at the Toronto International Film Festival.
Hamaguchi’s latest feature starring Hitoshi Omika, Ayaka Shibutani, Ryûji Kosaka follows the critically acclaimed 2021 feature film Drive My Car, which won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film. International rights to Evil Does Not Exist are handled by M-Appeal.
Takumi and his daughter Hana lead a modest life in a village in the middle of nature. One day Takumi receives word that there are plans to build a glamping site near his home. The discovery that wastewater will be piped into the village's water source not only causes unrest among the residents, but also affects Takumi's life.
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106 minutes
Japan, 2023
Japanese with English subtitles
Virginia Kelly, V Kelly & Associates
ABOUT FILMS WE LIKE
Founded by award-winning documentary filmmaker Ron Mann (Grass, Comic Book Confidential, Carmine Street Guitars) Films We Like is a boutique distributor of documentary, independent, and international films in Canada. Recent releases include The Eight Mountains, Subtraction, and Afire.