There Is No Evil
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There Is No Evil is a critically acclaimed Iranian drama anthology film directed by Mohammad Rasoulof that explores the moral and personal consequences of capital punishment under an authoritarian regime.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| There Is No Evil canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5386017 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: There Is No Evil Context triple: [Iranian cinema, notableFilm, There Is No Evil]
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A.
Ajami
Ajami is an adapted form of the Arabic script historically used to write various African languages, including Pulaar, for religious, literary, and administrative purposes.
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B.
Fida'i
Fida'i is the national anthem of the State of Palestine, expressing Palestinian identity, struggle, and aspirations for freedom and self-determination.
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C.
The Guilty
The Guilty is a British crime drama television series in which Katherine Kelly stars as a detective investigating the disappearance of a young boy.
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D.
It Comes at Night
It Comes at Night is a 2017 psychological horror film about a family struggling to survive a mysterious, deadly contagion in an isolated house.
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E.
The Mauritanian
The Mauritanian is a legal drama film based on the true story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s imprisonment in Guantánamo Bay and his fight for justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: There Is No Evil Target entity description: There Is No Evil is a critically acclaimed Iranian drama anthology film directed by Mohammad Rasoulof that explores the moral and personal consequences of capital punishment under an authoritarian regime.
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A.
Ajami
Ajami is an adapted form of the Arabic script historically used to write various African languages, including Pulaar, for religious, literary, and administrative purposes.
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B.
Fida'i
Fida'i is the national anthem of the State of Palestine, expressing Palestinian identity, struggle, and aspirations for freedom and self-determination.
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C.
The Guilty
The Guilty is a British crime drama television series in which Katherine Kelly stars as a detective investigating the disappearance of a young boy.
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D.
It Comes at Night
It Comes at Night is a 2017 psychological horror film about a family struggling to survive a mysterious, deadly contagion in an isolated house.
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E.
The Mauritanian
The Mauritanian is a legal drama film based on the true story of Mohamedou Ould Slahi’s imprisonment in Guantánamo Bay and his fight for justice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
anthology film
ⓘ
film ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Sheytan vojud nadarad ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Golden Bear ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Best Film at the 70th Berlin International Film Festival ⓘ |
| censorshipStatusInIran | banned ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran ⓘ |
| creativeControl | independent production ⓘ |
| criticalReception | critically acclaimed ⓘ |
| director | Mohammad Rasoulof ⓘ |
| directorNationality | Iranian ⓘ |
| distributionType | international art-house release ⓘ |
| festivalSection | Competition at Berlin International Film Festival ⓘ |
| filmingLocationCountry | Iran ⓘ |
| filmmakingContext | made while director was under state restrictions ⓘ |
| filmMovement | Iranian New Wave-adjacent ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
ethical dilemmas of executioners
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impact of executions on families ⓘ ordinary people involved in executions ⓘ |
| genre |
anthology film
ⓘ
drama film ⓘ |
| hasPart | four segments ⓘ |
| narrativeStructure | episodic ⓘ |
| notableFor |
critique of the death penalty in Iran
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winning the Golden Bear despite director’s travel ban ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Persian ⓘ |
| portrays |
consequences of refusing to participate in executions
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life under an authoritarian regime in Iran ⓘ psychological burden of carrying out executions ⓘ |
| premiereEvent |
70th Berlin International Film Festival
ⓘ
linked to:
Berlin International Film Festival
|
| productionCountry | Iran ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2020 ⓘ |
| runtimeApproximate | 150 minutes ⓘ |
| setInPeriod |
contemporary Iran
ⓘ
linked to:
present-day Iran
|
| subjectOf | international human-rights discussions ⓘ |
| theme |
authoritarianism
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capital punishment ⓘ death penalty in Iran ⓘ moral responsibility ⓘ personal conscience ⓘ state violence ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| writer | Mohammad Rasoulof ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: There Is No Evil Description of subject: There Is No Evil is a critically acclaimed Iranian drama anthology film directed by Mohammad Rasoulof that explores the moral and personal consequences of capital punishment under an authoritarian regime.
Referenced by (5)
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