Speak No Evil

Speak No Evil

2022 · 98 min · DA · NR · 6.6 (1,115 votes)
Dir. Christian Tafdrup · Starring Morten Burian, Sidsel Siem Koch, Fedja van Huêt, Karina Smulders, Liva Forsberg, Marius Damslev · Music Sune Kølster
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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.

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This film is a masterclass in escalating dread, a relentlessly unsettling experience that slowly tightens its grip. It explores the terrifying fragility of social norms and the chilling consequences of politeness, leaving you with a profoundly disturbing and pessimistic aftertaste. A truly uncomfortable, slow-burn psychological horror.

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