Canada’s Mackenzie Davis, Scoot McNairy and James McAvoy star in SPEAK NO EVIL and today we get a brand new Trailer for this upcoming Horror, in theatres September 13, 2024.
Synopsis:
When an American family is invited to spend the weekend at the idyllic country estate of a charming British family they befriended on vacation, what begins as a dream holiday soon warps into a snarled psychological nightmare.
From Blumhouse, the producer of The Black Phone, Get Out and The Invisible Man, comes an intense suspense thriller for our modern age, starring BAFTA award-winner James McAvoy (Split, Glass) in a riveting performance as the charismatic, alpha-male estate owner whose untrammeled hospitality masks an unspeakable darkness.
Speak No Evil stars Mackenzie Davis (Terminator: Dark Fate, Halt and Catch Fire) and SAG award-winner Scoot McNairy (Argo, A Quiet Place Part II) as American couple Louise and Ben Dalton, who, along with their 11-year-old daughter Agnes (Alix West Lefler; The Good Nurse, Riverdale), accept the weekend-holiday invitation of Paddy (McAvoy), his wife Ciara (Aisling Franciosi; Game of Thrones, The Fall) and their furtive, mute son Ant (newcomer Dan Hough).
Written for the screen and directed by James Watkins, the writer-director of Eden Lake and the award-winning gothic ghost story The Woman in Black, Speak No Evil is based on the screenplay of the 2022 Danish horror sensation Gæsterne,written by Christian Tafdrup and Mads Tafdrup. That film earned 11 Danish Film Awards nominations, the Danish equivalent of the Oscars.
Speak No Evil is produced by Jason Blum (Five Nights at Freddy’s, M3GAN) for Blumhouse and by Paul Ritchie (McMafia, The Ipcress File) and is executive produced by Beatriz Sequeira for Blumhouse, Jacob Jarek and Christian Tafdrup.
Genre: Psychological Thriller
Cast: James McAvoy, Mackenzie Davis, Aisling Franciosi, Alix West Lefler, Dan Hough and Scoot McNairy
Written for the Screen and Directed by: James Watkins
Based on the screenplay by: Christian Tafdrup and Mads Tafdrup
Producers: Jason Blum, Paul Ritchie
Executive Producers: Beatriz Sequeira, Jacob Jarek, Christian Tafdrup
(Photo/video credit: Universal Pictures Canada)
By Amanda Gilmore
While on holiday in Tuscany, a Danish family becomes friends with a fellow travelling family from the Netherlands. Months later, the Dutch family invites the Danes to visit their countryside home. Once there, the hosts increasingly test the limits of their houseguests. However, the Danes continue to stay out of politeness but will that become their downfall?
Speak No Evil is one of the most twisted films at Sundance ’22. Writer-Director Christian Tafdrup serves-up a chilling Horror that will make you keep a distance from strangers on holiday. He uses the Horror genre to make a terrifying satire on the negative effects of politeness. The houseguests continue to stay following the vegetarian guest being fed meat and the hosts using the bathroom while the guests are taking a shower. These twisted actions escalate making for a deeply disturbing watch.
These escalations become exceedingly strange as most of us won’t find ourselves in this unnerving situation. Yet, Tafdrup manages to make the Film hit close-to-home. He achieves this by including everyday situations where we give the benefit of the doubt to strangers. His two couples are cast perfectly. The Danish couple Bjørn (Morten Burian) and Louise (Sidsel Siem Koch) portray the anxiety simmering behind the courteous smiles. While the Dutch couple Patrick (Fedja van Huêt) and Karen (Karina Smulders) are frightening as the eccentric and dangerous hosts.
Overall, Speak No Evil excels in being a bone-chilling examination of the lengths of being polite. After viewing, it might make you reconsider the politeness you extend to strangers.
Speak No Evil screens virtually at Sundance:
Premiere: Jan. 22 at 1:55AM EST
Second Screening: Jan. 24 at 10AM EST (available for 24hrs)
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