A very interesting film with amazing performances. [Full review in Spanish]

| Jul 18, 2023

Rasoulof edify a defiant discourse that takes four chapters to examine the death penalty and the absence of civil liberties, of an Iranian people in a state of resistance and despair. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 7/10 | Jul 27, 2022

The film is not only a humanist statement but an act of courage.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Feb 12, 2022

[Mohammad] Rasoulof shows how their "work" eats away at them - and what it says about the inescapable world they find themselves in.

| Dec 29, 2021

Bleakly matter-of-fact in approach, the film has a devastating cumulative power that grows with each story.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 5, 2021

Eloquent, intriguing storytelling.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 5, 2021

There Is No Evil is a deeply felt study of the effects of state violence on the individual. While the cost of resistance is high, the price of compliance may well be greater.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Dec 2, 2021

The film's political importance is explored with a sincerity that outweighs it shortcomings.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 2, 2021

There is great technique in the storytelling, and Rasoulof's outrage and nausea at the state-sanctioned murder gives the film passion.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 30, 2021

There is No Evil is assuredly acted and beautifully shot. Showing several sides to the same issue.

| Nov 29, 2021

I haven't seen a better new release thus far this year.

| Original Score: 10/10 | Aug 28, 2021

The very naturalistic performances enhance the conflicts of conscience and the questions on how to deal with such a complex issue.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Aug 23, 2021

An epic tapestry shot mostly in widescreen, There Is No Evil investigates, without judgment, the ethical choices every man must make, in various roles, to sustain a blindly merciless system.

| Jul 9, 2021

The narration is ambitious, dividing the story into four stories. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jun 28, 2021

A moving narrative journey... that struggles to leave disquietude behind and embrace hope. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Jun 22, 2021

There Is No Evil keeps surprising the viewer.

| Original Score: 4.5/5 | Jun 9, 2021

[Despite moments of affecting poignancy] the film lacks a sense of cohesive culmination.

| Jun 6, 2021

A thought-provoking and compelling film that explores the issue of capital punishment in Iran and its impact on society through an anthology of four heartbreaking stories. [Full Review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 4/4 | Jun 4, 2021

Mohammad Rasoulof's There is No Evil is special in the sense that it is not only an excellent and riveting drama with a few divets holding it from perfection, it's the fact that this work of craft hails from Iran.

| May 27, 2021

Regardless of its flaws, the film is a testament to art's power to freely express.

| Original Score: B- | May 26, 2021