Speak No Evil – Home Release News
‘A superbly excruciating tale of monsters in civilian clothing’
IGN Movies
‘Soul-chilling… disturbingly fascinating’
Roger Ebert
‘One of the most controversial horror films of recent times… fully earns its fearsome reputation… what makes this so effective isn’t just the violence, but the sense that we’re complicit through our own moral cowardice’
★★★★★
Radio Times
‘Channelling the best of Funny Games, Wolf Creek and The Strangers… is sure to leave you on the edge of your seat with your heart in your mouth’
★★★★
The Hollywood News
A profoundly uncomfortable piece of filmmaking… meticulously judged exercise in satirical sadism’
Screen International
Hailed as ‘Sundance’s most shocking feature’ by Dread Central and as ‘the most amazing thing I have seen in I don’t know how long… It’s crazy and it’s crazy good’ by The Guardian; the original Speak No Evilgarnered praise and awards galore on its release in 2022, and now this unnerving, dread-inducing and unrelentingly gripping social satire of a chiller gets its home release this winter.
With the 2024 remake currently thrilling and chilling in UK cinemas, Acorn Media International is pleased to announce that the release of the original Danish horror from Christian Tafdrup is set for its Blu-ray, DVD and digital release on 2 December.
The story follows a reserved Danish family – Bjorn (Morten Burian), Louise (Sidsel Siem Koch) and daughter, Agnes (Liva Forsberg) – who are on holiday in Tuscany. When they meet a fun-loving Dutch family, Patrick (Fedja van Huet), Karin (Karina Smulders) and their son, Abel (Marius Damslev), the two families hit it off immediately.
Back home the Danes receive an unexpected invitation to come and stay with their new Dutch friends. After a lengthy trip they arrive at at the remote house and are welcomed with open arms. But what starts as friendly hospitality soon takes a terrifyingly dark turn, leaving the family trapped in a sinister game of manners and menace… As the tension mounts, they realize that they’re in deadly danger and their polite restraint could cost them everything. Silence is deadly… dare you Speak No Evil? A movie that will leave you speechless with fear
