For dagene er onde (For the Days Are Evil)[1] is a Norwegian feature film from 1991 based on the novel of the same name by Anne Karin Elstad.
It was directed by Eldar Einarson,[3][4] and it stars Anne Krigsvoll and Pål Skjønberg.
[5] The Norwegian-American Robert returns to his home village after many years abroad.
He develops a close and confidential relationship with 36-year-old Hildegunn, who is married to Tore.
Her warm relationship with Robert soon causes reactions among the villagers, but Hildegunn does not see the destructive tension that is emerging.