There is no Evil

Rasoulof goes straight for the jugular on a topic that Iran’s theocracy has been more active on than most other countries in the world: the death penalty.

Over four episodes, we are presented with moral tales about the death penalty, an institution in Iranian society aimed at enforcing the principle of «an eye for an eye.» Confronting both those who are forced to carry out the punishment and the families affected by it, we are challenged to reflect more deeply on the use of the death penalty as retribution. Rasoulof’s stories continue to provoke and engage. He delves into the moral dilemmas raised by the death penalty as an institution—not only in Iran, but in many societies where the practice is still in use.

Lasse Skagen

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Director

Mohammad Rasoulof (b. 1972) is one of Iran’s most renowned filmmakers. A sociologist by training, he later studied film editing at the Sooreh University and made a number of short films in the 1990s. Rasoulof has made eight feature films since his debut in 2002. His three latest films have all won awards at the Cannes film festival.

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