The Heroes of Evil (2015)

Three teenagers, brought together by bullying, indulge in petty theft, sex and drugs. They inevitably realize they can resort to violence to take revenge on everyone who has humiliated them: students, teachers and other outcasts. One of them escalates to killing, and desires to kill again. Anyone can become his next victim. The other two face the question: should they resort to violence to stop ... See full summary »

Director:

Zoe Berriatúa

Writer:

Zoe Berriatúa

Stars:

Emilio Palacios, Jorge Clemente, Beatriz Medina

1 win & 2 nominations.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Emilio Palacios	...	Esteban
Jorge Clemente	...	Aritz
Beatriz Medina	...	Sarita
Macarena Gómez	...	Prostituta
Olivia Baglivi	...	Laura
Paula Soldevila	...	La Sargento
Nacho Coronado	...	Raúl
Beatriz Olivares	...	Yolanda
Claudia Coelho	...	Prostituta 2
Elena González-Vallinas	...	Prostituta 3
Lucía Martínez de Hurtado	...	La Carabollo
Zoe Berriatúa	...	Guarda Jurado
Rocío Riber	...	Amigota
Alberto Bang	...	Amigote
Raúl Sáez	...	Mendigo

Storyline

Three teenagers, brought together by bullying, indulge in petty theft, sex and drugs. They inevitably realize they can resort to violence to take revenge on everyone who has humiliated them: students, teachers and other outcasts. One of them escalates to killing, and desires to kill again. Anyone can become his next victim. The other two face the question: should they resort to violence to stop the killings?

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Plot Keywords:

homosexuality | violent teenager | theft | revenge | stealing | 

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Did You Know?

Trivia

The movie had a lot of scenes with the parents of the kids, but the director cut most of them in the editing room to keep an element of mystery. Those scenes are on the DVD.

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Goofs

Aritz has burn marks on his right palm, but when he reaches to shake hands with the older teens, his right palm is burn free.

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Quotes

Esteban: People aren't fucking with you! People have much better things to do than fuck with you!

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Soundtracks

Sinfonia No. 8 in C Minor Op. 65, Stalingrad: Allegro non troppo
Composed by Dmitri Shostakovich
Performed by Symfonický orchester Slovenského rozhlasu (as Slovak Radio Symphony Orchestra)
Directed by Ladislav Stovak
(Incorrectly designated the 'Leningrad' Symphony)

User Reviews

Brutal and brilliant.

This film is quite simply perfection. Nuanced, complex characters and a story that will just keep you watching till the very end. One of those films that start out simple and unassuming and keep getting more and more baffling. By the end you're so deeply involved in these characters that their motivations and confusions make you desperately want things to work out between them. And then the enditng basically just rips your heart out and then it's impossible to get into anything else.

Details

Country:

Spain

Language:

Spanish

Release Date:

21 January 2016 (Greece)

Also Known As:

Gli eroi del male

Box Office

Cumulative Worldwide Gross:

$9,164

Company Credits

Production Co:

Bestia Produce, Nadie es Perfecto, Pokeepsie Films

Technical Specs

Runtime:

98 min

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1