Speak No Evil (2022 film)

Speak No Evil
Theatrical release poster
DanishGæsterne
LiterallyThe Guests
Directed byChristian Tafdrup
Written by
Produced byJacob Jarek
Starring
CinematographyErik Molberg Hansen
Edited byNicolaj Monberg
Music bySune "Køter" Kølster
Production
companies
  • Profile Pictures
  • Oak Motion Pictures
Distributed by
Release dates
  • 22 January 2022 (2022-01-22) (Sundance)
  • 17 March 2022 (2022-03-17) (Denmark)
  • 21 July 2022 (2022-07-21) (Netherlands)
Running time
98 minutes
Countries
  • Denmark
  • Netherlands[1]
Languages
  • English
  • Danish
  • Dutch
Budget
  • €2.8 million[2]
  • (est. $3.1 million)
Box office$377,060[3]

Speak No Evil (Danish: Gæsterne, lit. 'The Guests') is a 2022 psychological horror thriller film[4][5] directed by Christian Tafdrup from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Mads [de]. It is produced by Jacob Jarek and is distributed by Nordisk Film. Filming took place in Denmark, the Netherlands, and Italy, and most of the film is shot in English, with some scenes in Danish and Dutch. The film centers on Bjørn (Morten Burian) and Louise (Sidsel Siem Koch), a Danish couple who are invited by Patrick (Fedja van Huêt) and Karin (Karina Smulders), a Dutch couple, to their country house for a weekend holiday; the hosts soon begin to test the limits of their guests as a tense situation escalates.

Speak No Evil premiered in the Midnight section at the 38th Sundance Film Festival on 22 January 2022. It was theatrically released in Denmark on 17 March 2022 and in the Netherlands on 21 July. The film grossed $377,060 worldwide and was acclaimed for its directing and performances of the cast by critics, who also praised the film's supple social commentary, tone and suspense.

An American remake produced by Blumhouse Productions was released on 13 September 2024.

  1. ^ "Speak No Evil (Gæsterne)". Cineuropa. 2022. Retrieved 5 October 2022.
  2. ^ Cite error: The named reference budget was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  3. ^ "Speak No Evil". Box Office Mojo. IMDb. 2022. Retrieved 1 May 2023.
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