FILMS WE LIKE PRESENTS
EVIL DOES NOT EXIST
(AKU WA SONZAI SHINAI (悪は存在しない))
A FILM BY RYÛSUKE HAMAGUCHI
Director of DRIVE MY CAR and WHEEL OF FORTUNE AND FANTASY
VENICE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL
Silver Lion Grand Jury Prize and FIPRESCI Prize
IN THEATRES ACROSS CANADA FRIDAY, MAY 10, 2024
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For Immediate Release – Films We Like and Sideshow and Janus Films are pleased to announce Academy Award® winning director Ryûsuke Hamaguchi’s Evil Does Not Exist (Aku Wa Sonzai Shinai) opens in theatres across Canada Friday, May 10, 2024. Evil Does Not Exist had its world premiere at the Venice International Film Festival, a North American premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival and screenings at the New York Film Festival and BFI London Film Festival where it won Best Film.
Starring Hitoshi Omika as Takumi (Wheel of Fortune and Fantasy) and Ayaka Shibutani (Happy Hour) as his daughter Hana, Hamaguchi’s haunting eco-parable follows his critically acclaimed 2021 feature film Drive My Car, which won the Oscar for Best International Feature Film.
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.
Running time 106 minutes
County of origin Japan, 2023
Language Japanese with English subtitles
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Virginia Kelly, V Kelly & Associates
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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 Monk and the Gun, Totem and Fallen Leaves.
EVIL DOES NOT EXIST – IN THEATRES ACROSS CANADA
(Find updates at this link: https://www.filmswelike.com/films/evil-does-not-exist)
Friday, May 10
Toronto, TIFF Bell Lightbox
Vancouver, Vancity Theatre
Winnipeg, Cinematheque
Hamilton, Playhouse Cinema
Waterloo, Princess Cinema
St. Catharines, First Ontario Place Performing Arts Centre
Sudbury, Sudbury Indie Cinema
Saskatoon, Broadway Theatre
Victoria, Cinecenta
Friday, May 17
Montreal: Cinema Beaubien; Cinema du Parc; Cinema Musee;
La Cinematheque Quebecoise
Edmonton, Metro Cinema