

He enters the bathroom while she is taking a shower, and later observes the couple have sex. After manipulating Bjørn into paying for the dinner, Patrick repeatedly plays loud music while driving under the influence, upsetting Louise. Her concerns are exacerbated at the dinner when Patrick challenges her vegetarianism, and the couple drunkenly make out in front of them.

The hosts invite their guests out for dinner, but Louise is concerned because the children are not coming and have to stay with Abel's babysitter, Muhajid. During the first two days, Louise feels uncomfortable about the hosts' passive-aggressive behaviors, such as Patrick's ignorance about her vegetarianism, his abusive behavior towards his son Abel, or Karin's swearing. After eight hours of driving, the family arrives at their destination. A few weeks later, Bjørn and Louise receive an invitation from the Dutch couple to visit their remote rural house in the Netherlands, which they accept. ĭuring their vacation in Tuscany, Bjørn and Louise, a Danish couple, and their daughter Agnes, meet Patrick and Karin, a Dutch couple, and their son Abel, who allegedly suffers from congenital aglossia, and is born without a tongue. The film won the "Best Director Choice" award at the 26th Bucheon International Fantastic Film Festival, and received generally positive reviews from critics, who praised the screenplay, direction and the performances. It was released theatrically in Denmark on 17 March 2022 and in the Netherlands on 21 July.

Speak No Evil premiered on 22 January 2022 at the 38th Sundance Film Festival. 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 the situation escalates. 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. It is produced by Jacob Jarek and is distributed by Nordisk Film. Speak No Evil is a 2022 psychological horror thriller film directed by Christian Tafdrup from a screenplay he co-wrote with his brother Mads.
