A Danish family visits a Dutch family they met on a holiday. What was supposed to be an idyllic weekend slowly starts unraveling as the Danes try to stay polite in the face of unpleasantness.
Morten Burian
Bjørn
Sidsel Siem Koch
Louise
Fedja van Huêt
Patrick
Karina Smulders
Karin
Liva Forsberg
Agnes
Marius Damslev
Abel
Hichem Yacoubi
Muhajid
Lea Baastrup Rønne
Fie
Jesper Dupont
Jonas
Sieger Sloot
Waiter
Ilaria Di Raimo
Babysitter
Alessio Barni
Opera singer
Sarina Maria Rausa
Hannah
Adrian Blanchard
Derek
Martina Barreca
Opera singer
Andrea Benucci
Lut player
Ilaria Casai
Opera singer
Director, Writer
Christian Tafdrup
Writer
Mads Tafdrup
October 25, 2022
7
_Speak No Evil_ is an eerily realistic horror film that created incredible tension with the simplest interactions. Each incident escalates beyond comfortability leaving the family with the option of politeness or confrontation, with them choosing the former the entire movie. The scenes create a sense of awkwardness, where the audience is begging the family to remove themselves from the situation, but they remain. This is positive and a negative for the film. These choices the family make kept me engaged to see what happens next. But at the same time, it was incredibly frustrating to see baffling character choices be the vehicle for the plot. Despite that fact, the tension is built and remains throughout the runtime. Even though this movie had periods where it was quite slow, they never stayed for long without another problem being added to the list. I enjoyed it, but there are pacing problems that restricted me from being fulling ingulfed in the film.
**Score:** _70%_ | **Verdict:** _Good_
Status:
Released
Original Language:
Danish
Budget:
$3,200,000.00
Revenue:
$631,249.00